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Table 7 Biomarkers in blood and nasal lavage during the three different exposure scenarios

From: Effects of cleaning spray use on eyes, airways, and ergonomic load

 

Time point

Water

Foam

Spray

 

Percentile

 

25th

50th

75th

25th

50th

75th

25th

50th

75th

Blood Hb (g/L)

Before 1

122

133

135

124

129

137

121

128

136

After 3

121

128

136

118

125

135

120

124

132

Day after

122

127

134

121

125

139

122

128

139

Blood cells Leukocytes (109/L)

Before 1

5.3

5.6

6.6

5.6

6.1

7.3

5.0

6.1

7.5

After 3

5.8

6.7

9.2

6.3

7.4

9.2

5.6

6.7

8.8

Day after

4.8

5.5

6.7

5.2

6.1

7.5

4.9

5.7

7.2

Blood cells Neutrophils (109/L)

Before 1

2.3

3.3

4.0

2.7

3.6

4.4

2.7

3.5

4.2

After 3

3.0

4.0

5.1

3.8

4.5

5.2

3.3

4.1

4.9

Day after

2.1

3.0

3.9

2.4

3.5

4.2

2.3

3.0

3.9

Blood cells Eosinophils (109/L)

Before 1

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.1

0.2

0.2

After 3

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.2

0.2

Day after

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.2

Blood cells Basophils (109/L)

Before 1

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0

0

0.1

After 3

0

0

0.1

0

0

0.1

0

0.1

0.1

Day after

0

0

0.1

0

0

0.1

0

0.1

0.1

Blood cells Lymphocytes (109/L)

Before 1

1.7

2.0

2.3

1.5

2.0

2.8

1.5

2.0

2.4

After 3

1.9

2.1

2.7

1.7

2.1

2.5

1.5

2.0

2.6

Day after

1.6

2.0

2.4

1.3

1.9

2.6

1.7

2.0

2.6

Blood cells Monocytes (109/L)

Before 1

0.4

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.4

0.5

0.6

After 3

0.4

0.5

0.7

0.4

0.6

0.6

0.4

0.5

0.6

Day after

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.6

0.4

0.5

0.6

Blood CRP (mg/L)

Before 1

0

0.6

2.5

0

0

3.7

0

1.1

2.9

After 3

0

0

2.5

0

0

3.6

0

1.1

2.8

Day after

0

0.7

3.0

0

0

3.6

0

0.9

2.7

Blood IL-6 (pg/mL)

Before 1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

After 3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Day after

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Blood IL-8 (pg/mL)

Before 1

3.7

5.2

6.2

4.2

5.2

6.3

4.1

5.3

6.2

After 3

3.5

4.6

5.6

3.3

4.6

5.6

3.4

4.2

5.6

Day after

4.0

5.5

6.9

3.9

5.9

6.9

4.3

5.3

7.4

NL IL-6 (pg/mL)

Before 1

0

0

0.8

0

0

0.3

0

0.2

0.4

After 3

0

0

0.4

0

0

0.2

0

0.1

0.6

Day after

0

0

0.8

0

0.2

0.7

0

0.2

0.6

NL IL-8 (pg/mL)

Before 1

18

31

75

16

35

57

17

42

75

After 3

14

21

38

15

24

32

16

29

60

Day after

31

45

61

18

53

72

30

52

125

  1. Values are presented as the 25th-, 50th- and 75th-percentiles from the measurements of biomarkers in blood and nasal lavage (NL)