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. 2019 Jun 4;92(8):1087–1098. doi: 10.1007/s00420-019-01446-z

Table 5.

Mixed model for coagulatory markers, fibrinogen, vWF, factor VIII, by exposure class and antilog values

Exposure Fibrinogen vWF Factor VIII
β 95% CI β 95% CI β 95% CI
Respirable quartz (mg/m3 p)
 > 0.05 1.04 0.90 1.21 1.06 0.81 1.40 1.06 0.85 1.33
 0.01–0.05 1.06 0.97 1.15 1.00 0.86 1.18 1.04 0.91 1.18
 < 0.01 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Respirable dust (mg/m3 p)
 > 1.0 1.10 0.96 1.26 0.98 0.77 1.26 1.11 0.89 1.39
 0.1–1.0 1.03 0.94 1.12 0.94 0.82 1.07 1.05 0.91 1.22
 < 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Inhalable dust (mg/m3 s)
 > 5 1.14 0.94 1.39 0.90 0.63 1.29 1.36 1.03 1.81
 0.1–5 1.07 0.91 1.26 0.92 0.69 1.23 1.27 1.01 1.59
 < 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total dust (mg/m3 s)
 > 5 1.08 0.93 1.25 0.98 0.76 1.28 1.13 0.92 1.40
 0.1–5 1.02 0.93 1.12 1.05 0.89 1.24 1.06 0.93 1.21
 < 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Respirable dust (mg/m3 s)
 > 1.0 1.05 0.91 1.22 0.84 0.64 1.09 1.17 0.94 1.45
 0.1–1.0 0.98 0.86 1.11 0.80 0.64 1.00 1.04 0.87 1.24
 < 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Respirable quartz (mg/m3 s)
 > 0.05 1.04 0.90 1.20 1.04 0.80 1.35 1.13 0.92 1.40
 0.01–0.05 1.09 0.99 1.20 1.08 0.91 1.29 1.10 0.96 1.27
 < 0.01 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
PM 10 (mg/m3 s)
 > 2.5 1.13 0.92 1.40 0.85 0.59 1.24 1.39 1.03 1.87
 0.1–2.5 1.06 0.87 1.28 0.77 0.55 1.09 1.18 0.90 1.54
 < 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
PM 2.5 (mg/m3 s)
 > 2 1.15 0.97 1.37 0.90 0.66 1.23 1.26 0.98 1.62
 0.1–2 1.09 0.96 1.24 0.92 0.73 1.15 1.18 0.98 1.41
 < 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
PM 1 (mg/m3 s)
 > 0.5 1.04 0.89 1.22 0.87 0.66 1.15 1.08 0.86 1.35
 0.1–0.5 1.03 0.94 1.13 1.07 0.90 1.26 1.11 0.97 1.28
 < 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Particle surface area (µm2/cm3 s)
 > 10 1.06 0.92 1.23 0.93 0.72 1.21 1.06 0.86 1.30
 2–10 1.09 1.00 1.20 1.01 0.85 1.19 1.10 0.96 1.26
 < 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Particle number (nr/104 cm3 s)
 > 1000 1.11 1.00 1.24 1.07 0.88 1.31 1.11 0.95 1.31
 100–1000 1.07 0.97 1.18 0.96 0.80 1.15 1.08 0.93 1.25
 < 100 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

β fixed effect by exposure class, 95% CI (confidence interval)

Bold values indicate exposure response, both significant and nonsignificant, and italic significant in the high exposure class

p personal sampling, s stationary sampling