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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 14.
Published in final edited form as: Occup Environ Med. 2019 Apr 8;76(7):467–470. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2018-105559

Table 1.

Selected Characteristics of Recent-Permethrin Applicators

Offseason Exposure Visit Follow-Up Visit
Characteristics n (%) n (%) n (%)
Participants (n) 33 33 27
Δ Days, median (range)a 135 (13 to 840)
Δ Days, median (range)b 21 (16 to 25)
Age at Visit, median (range) 61 (51 to 88) 61 (51 to 89) 62 (51 to 89)
BMI
 Normal 2 (6) 2 (6) 1 (4)
 Overweight 16 (48) 16 (48) 14 (52)
 Obese 15 (45) 15 (45) 12 (44)
Season of Blood Draw
 September-February 14 (42) 8 (24) 12 (44)
 March-August 19 (58) 25 (76) 15 (56)
Current Use of Tobacco Products
 No 30 (91) 30 (91) 25 (93)
 Yes 3 (9) 3 (9) 2 (7)
Weekly Alcohol Servings
 0 18 (55) 16 (48) 12 (44)
 <5 8 (24) 10 (30) 10 (37)
 ≥5 7 (21) 7 (21) 5 (19)
Recent Infection (Last 7 Days)
 No 29 (88) 31 (94) 22 (81)
 Yes 4 (12) 2 (6) 5 (19)
NSAID Use (Last 7 Days)
 No 16 (48) 15 (45) 8 (30)
 Yes 17 (52) 18 (55) 19 (70)
Permethrin Use (Last 7 Days)
 No 33 (100) 0 (0) 25 (93)
 Yes 0 (0) 33 (100) 2 (7)
Recent Glyphosate Usec
 Did Not Use 30 (91) 22 (67) 21 (78)
 7 or Less Days Ago 2 (6) 5 (15) 4 (15)
 8–30 Days Ago 1 (3) 6 (18) 2 (7)
Recent 2,4-D Usec
 Did Not Use 32 (97) 24 (73) 23 (85)
 7 or Less Days Ago 0 (0) 4 (12) 3 (11)
 8–30 Days Ago 1 (3) 5 (15) 1 (4)
a

Days between the offseason and exposure visit.

b

Days between the exposure and exposure follow-up visit.

c

Within the last 30 days or since the last visit, whichever is less.

BMI, body mass index; NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; 2,4-D, 2,4- dichlorophenoxyacetic acid.