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Table 5 Comparison of target biomarker levels after the Bayview site (“with” mask) vs College site exposures

From: Cardiovascular and inflammatory mechanisms in healthy humans exposed to air pollution in the vicinity of a steel mill

Biomarker

Bayview (“with” mask) vs College site

Ratio (95% CI)

Adiponectin

1.133 (0.967, 1.327)+b

AGP

0.744 (0.584, 0.949)*a

Haptoglobin

0.814 (0.700, 0.947)*a

IFNγ

1.134 (0.994, 1.294)+b

IL-2

0.782 (0.640, 0.956)*a

IL-4

1.229 (0.950, 1.590)+a

IL-8

1.049 (0.986, 1.117)+b

PF4

0.836 (0.698, 1.001)+a

Plasma ET-1(1–21)

1.443 (0.917, 2.269)+a

Plasma ET-3

1.272 (0.989, 1.636)+a

Saliva BET-1

1.367 (1.085, 1.723)*c

Saliva ET-1(1–21)

1.165 (1.030, 1.318)*b

Saliva ET-1(1–31)

1.132 (0.974, 1.314)+c

SAP

0.770 (0.543, 1.092)+a

TNF-α

1.075 (1.004, 1.151)*c

vWF

0.622 (0.390, 0.991)*a

  1. *p < 0.05; +p < 0.1(not significant, trend only)
  2. aCovariates: Treatment period, carry over, age, sex, BMI, atmospheric pressure, temperature, relative humidity
  3. bCovariates: Treatment period, carry over
  4. cCovariates: Treatment period, carry over, age, sex, BMI