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Table 4.

Associations of the WQS regression indices with the decline in hematologic parameters.

Decline in Hematologic Parameters	WQS Index	β (95% CI) for WQS Index ^a	P_trend ^a	Weight for Each BTX Component ^b
Decline in Hematologic Parameters	WQS Index	β (95% CI) for WQS Index ^a	P_trend ^a	Benzene	Toluene	Xylene
WBCs	WQS_WBC	0.175 (−0.107, 0.457)	0.226	0.677	0.099	0.224
Neutrophils	WQS_NEUT	0.008 (−0.096, 0.112)	0.878	0.26	0.425	0.315
Monocytes	WQS_MOE	0.013 (0.003, 0.023)	0.007	0.976	0	0.024
Lymphocytes	WQS_LYM	0.005 (−0.050, 0.060)	0.851	0.038	0.303	0.659
RBCs	WQS_RBC	0.045 (0.018, 0.072)	0.002	0	0.614	0.386
Hemoglobin	WQS_Hb	0.972 (0.045, 1.899)	0.040	0.073	0.08	0.847
Hematocrit	WQS_HCT	0.162 (−0.112, 0.436)	0.248	0.009	0.153	0.838
Platelets	WQS_PLT	0.147 (−3.810, 4.104)	0.942	0.049	0.443	0.508
MPV	WQS_MPV	−0.032 (−0.091, 0.027)	0.282	0.078	0.498	0.424

Note: Abbreviations: WQS, weighted quantile sum; WBC, white blood cell; RBC, red blood cell; MPV, mean platelet volume. ^a Estimated β was associated with a quartile increase in the WQS index that was calculated using WQS regression models with adjustment for age, sex, factory location, BMI, smoking status, pack-years of smoking, drinking status, and the corresponding baseline hematologic parameters. ^b The gray scale reflects the magnitude of weights; the deeper the color is, the higher the weight.