Table 1.
Exposure concentration levels of respirable quartz by job title, adjusted for the use of respirators.
Table 2.
Prevalence of mucous membrane and respiratory symptoms in foundry workers, percentage of answers (missing cases in parenthesis).
Table 3.
Symptoms and exposure to cumulative respirable quartz (mg/m3 year) and chemical binders (chem years)—logistic regression analysis presented as odds ratios adjusted for age, smoking and gender.
Table 4.
Symptoms and exposure to cumulative respirable dust exposures (mg/m3 year) and chemical binders (chem years)—logistic regression analysis presented as odds ratios adjusted for age, smoking and gender.
Table 5.
Lung function FVC, FEV1 as percentage of expected values, FENO and CC16.
Table 6.
FEV1 and FVC (% of expected), FENO, CC16 and CRP morning day 1, cumulative exposure to respirable quartz, respirable dust (mg/m3 year) and chemical binders (chem years)–multiple linear regression adjusted for smoking, BMI, age and gender.