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. 2019 Feb 8;63(4):448–458. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxz006

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)
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