Research Article
Neuropsychological Symptoms among Workers Exposed to Toluene and Xylene in Two Paint Manufacturing Factories in Eastern Thailand
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Factors |
Nonexposed
(52.1%) |
Exposed
(47.9%) | Exposed group () | | Xylene exposed group | Toluene exposed group | |
≤2.71 ppm | >2.71 ppm | ≤9.52 ppm | >9.52 ppm | | (60.9%) | (39.1%) | (66.3%) | (33.7%) |
| | Work duration (yr) | | <1 | 24 (24) | 7 (7.6) | 2 (3.6) | 5 (13.9) | 3 (4.9) | 4 (12.9) | | 1–5 | 38 (38) | 37 (40.2) | 18 (32.1) | 19 (52.8) | 26 (42.6) | 11 (35.5) | | >5 | 38 (38) | 48 (52.1) | 36 (64.3) | 12 (33.3) | 32 (52.5) | 16 (51.6) | | Mean (SD) | 4.7 (4.3) | 7.73 (6.1) | 9.5 (6.8) | 4.9 (3.5) | 8.67 (6.9) | 5.87 (3.9) | | Median (Min, max) | 3 (0, 21) | 6 (0, 25) | 6.50 (0, 25) | 4.0 (1, 15) | 6.0 (0, 25) | 6 (0, 15) |
| | Characteristics of the solvent related job categorized by operational practice | | Low | 0 (0) | 30 (32.6) | 25 (44.6) | 5 (13.9) | 30 (49.2) | 0 (0) | | Moderate | 0 (0) | 16 (17.4) | 11 (19.6) | 5 (13.9) | 11 (18.0) | 5 (16.1) | | High | 0 (0) | 46 (50.0) | 20 (35.7) | 26 (72.2) | 20 (32.8) | 26 (83.9) |
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