Table 2.
Associations between the CE levels of individual BTX components and the decline in hematologic parameters.
| Decline in Hematologic Parameters |
Benzene | Toluene | Xylene | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β (95%CI) | Ptrend a | β (95%CI) | Ptrend a | β (95%CI) | Ptrend a | |
| WBCs | 0.047 (−0.127, 0.221) | 0.596 | 0.018 (−0.170, 0.206) | 0.855 | 0.025 (−0.200, 0.250) | 0.825 |
| Neutrophils | 0.011 (−0.062, 0.084) | 0.761 | −0.029 (−0.107, 0.049) | 0.460 | −0.027 (−0.121, 0.067) | 0.572 |
| Monocytes | 0.012 (0.004, 0.020) | 0.007 | 0.003 (−0.007, 0.013) | 0.478 | 0.005 (−0.007, 0.017) | 0.368 |
| Lymphocytes | 0.031 (−0.006, 0.068) | 0.104 | 0.047 (0.008, 0.086) | 0.021 | 0.041 (−0.006, 0.088) | 0.091 |
| RBCs | −0.004 (−0.026, 0.018) | 0.698 | 0.010 (−0.014, 0.034) | 0.376 | 0.014 (−0.013, 0.041) | 0.315 |
| Hemoglobin | 0.093 (−0.526, 0.712) | 0.769 | 0.202 (−0.470, 0.874) | 0.556 | 0.436 (−0.360, 1.232) | 0.282 |
| Hematocrit | 0.137 (−0.045, 0.319) | 0.143 | 0.189 (−0.009, 0.387) | 0.061 | 0.259 (0.022, 0.496) | 0.032 |
| Platelets | 1.401 (−1.198, 4.000) | 0.291 | −0.021 (−2.841, 2.799) | 0.988 | 0.935 (−2.430, 4.300) | 0.586 |
| MPV | 0.002 (−0.041, 0.045) | 0.927 | 0.009 (−0.038, 0.056) | 0.723 | 0.026 (−0.031, 0.083) | 0.362 |
Note: Abbreviations: WBC, white blood cell; RBC, red blood cell; MPV, mean platelet volume. a Generalized linear model with adjustment for age, sex, factory location, BMI, smoking status, pack-years of smoking, drinking status, and baseline hematologic parameters.