Skip to main content
. 2020 Jan 15;8:e8413. doi: 10.7717/peerj.8413

Table 2. Descriptive characteristics of 432 workers exposed to Indium compound more than once.

Wears dust respirator Always 414 (95.8%)
Sometimes 3 (0.7%)
Not 11 (2.5%)
No answer 4 (0.9%)
Experience of massive exposure Yes 0 (0%)
No 427 (98.8%)
Unknown 5 (1.2%)
Chest radiograph findings No findings 400 (92.6%)
Pleural adhesions 7 (1.6%)
Sclerotic lesions 5 (1.2%)
Others 20 (4.6%)
Serum indium (µg/L) Mean ± SD 0.15 ± 0.26
Exceeded standard value (3 µg/L) 1 (0.2%)
KL-6 (U/mL) Mean ± SD 231.59 ± 88.48
Exceeded standard value (500 U/mL) 9 (2.1%)

Notes.

SD, standard deviation