Table 1. Participant characteristics.
AM operators year 1 (n = 5) | AM operators year 2 (n = 9) | Welders year 1 (n = 6) | |
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Sex (Males/Females) | 4/1 | 6/3 | 6/0 |
Age (median, min-max) | 42 (28–55) | 37 (23–48) | 43 (20–50) |
BMI (median, min-max) | 30.6 (22.7–31.2) | 28.2 (22.7–31.9) | 28.1 (24.9–29.5) |
Smokers (yes/no) | 0/5 | 2/7 | 2/4 |
Self-reported asthma diagnosis (yes/no) | 1/4 | 2/7 | 3/3 |
Self-reported allergy diagnosis (yes/no) | 3/2 | 3/6 | 2/4 |
Years worked in current occupational setting (no. of participants) | |||
<2 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
2–5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
>5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
AM: Additive manufacturing.