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Table 1 Lung injury score

From: Prolonged exposure to traffic-related particulate matter and gaseous pollutants implicate distinct molecular mechanisms of lung injury in rats

Time exposure

Congestion

Hemorrhage

Thickness

Infiltration of immune cells

Lung injury score

Median

Range

Median

Range

Median

Range

Median

Range

Total

Range

3 M

CTL

1

(1–2)

1

(1–2)

1

(1–1)

1

(1–2)

5

(4–6)

GAS

1

(0–1)

1

(1–2)

1

(1–1)

1

(0–1)

4a

(2–5)

PM1

2ab

(1–2)

2

(1–3)

1

(1–2)

3ab

(1–3)

7.5ab

(5–9)

6 M

CTL

1

(0–1)

1

(1–2)

1

(1–2)

1

(0–2)

4

(2–6)

GAS

1

(0–1)

1.5

(1–2)

1

(1–1)

1

(0–1)

4

(2–5)

PM1

1e

(1–2)

2

(1–3)

1

(1–2)

2cd

(1–2)

6de

(4–8)

  1. avs 3 M-CTL, p < 0.05; bvs 3 M-GAS, p < 0.05; cvs 3 M-PM1, p < 0.05; dvs 6 M-CTL, p < 0.05; evs 6 M-GAS, p < 0.05; Mann-Whitney Test