Table 4.
Relation between 1-HP ng/g creat and exposure, RPE use and skin exposure mitigation (SEM) index in non-smokers with one deployment as a firefighter. Multivariable regression analysis allowing for confounding.
All (N = 59) | Deployed in first week (N = 20) | |||||||
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Beta | SE | 95% CI | P | Beta | SE | 95% CI | P | |
Exposure index | −0.01 | 0.33 | −0.67 to 0.65 | 0.98 | −0.16 | 0.68 | −1.61 to 1.29 | 0.82 |
RPE index | 3.32 | 33.70 | −64.30 to 70.94 | 0.92 | 137.01 | 95.57 | −67.92 to 342.02 | 0.17 |
SEM index | −24.98 | 10.05 | −46.14 to −4.82 | 0.02 | −38.15 | 17.03 | −74.66 to -1.63 | 0.04 |
Recent BBQ | 4.95 | 16.77 | −28.69 to 38.59 | 0.79 | 13.59 | 34.44 | −60.27 to 87.45 | 0.70 |
Deployed to another fire within last 14 days | 41.35 | 17.79 | 5.60 to 77.03 | 0.02 | 37.43 | 33.59 | −34.62 to 109.48 | 0.28 |