Research Article
Chromium Exposure and Hygienic Behaviors in Printing Workers in Southern Thailand
Table 4
Regression analysis of occupational life style, used PPE, and personal hygiene behavior on urinary chromium levels (
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| Dependent variable-independent variable | Adjusted | Standardized beta coefficient | value | Significance |
| First equation | | | | | Smoking | 0.542 | −0.077 | −0.906 | 0.362 | Hours per day | 0.333 | 2.833 | 0.006 | Years of work | 0.310 | 3.595 | 0.001 | Positions | 0.218 | 2.599 | 0.011 | Mask | −0.183 | −1.559 | 0.124 |
| Second equation | | | | | Smoking | 0.508 | −0.089 | −1.051 | 0.297 | Hours per day | 0.376 | 3.703 | 0.000 | Years of work | 0.343 | 3.923 | 0.000 | Positions | 0.189 | 2.142 | 0.036 | Gloves | −0.153 | −1.519 | 0.133 |
| Third equation | | | | | Smoking | 0.532 | −0.058 | −0.688 | 0.493 | Hours per day | 0.400 | 4.533 | 0.000 | Years of work | 0.328 | 3.902 | 0.000 | Positions | 0.134 | 1.483 | 0.143 | Eating snacks or drinking water at work | 0.553 | −2.437 | 0.017 |
| Fourth equation | | | | | Smoking | 0.526 | 0.014 | 0.151 | 0.881 | Hours per day | 0.342 | 3.420 | 0.001 | Years of work | 0.352 | 4.104 | 0.000 | Positions | 0.235 | 2.872 | 0.005 | Washing hands before lunch | −0.244 | −2.223 | 0.030 |
| Fifth equation | | | | | Smoking | 0.492 | −0.090 | −1.049 | 0.298 | Hours per day | 0.455 | 5.077 | 0.000 | Years of work | 0.319 | 3.650 | 0.001 | Positions | 0.234 | 2.667 | 0.010 | Washing hands after work | 0.006 | 0.069 | 0.945 |
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