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Table 4 Kinetic parameters of median value of AM BC in subgroups

From: Carbon load in airway macrophages as a biomarker of exposure to particulate air pollution; a longitudinal study of an international Panel

Group

N

R0, μm2

k, μm2/day

BE

 BEnative

7

0.176 ± 0.049 (0.080–0.279)

0.000 ± 0.001 (− 0.002–0.002)

 BEforeign

8

0.371 ± 0.122 (0.138–0.627)

−0.001 ± 0.001 (− 0.002–0.000)

HIC

 HICmoderate

11

0.469 ± 0.167 (0.151–0.816)

0.003 ± 0.002 (0.001–0.008)

 HIClow

4

0.264 ± 0.126 (0.052–0.549)

−0.002 ± 0.003 (− 0.005–0.002)

  1. Data are posterior mean ± SD and 95% credible intervals. N number of participants, R 0 initial median value of AM BC, k decay constant, BE Belgium, HIC high-income countries
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Particle and Fibre Toxicology

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