Cement Dust Exposure and Perturbations in Some Elements and Lung and Liver Functions of Cement Factory Workers

Table 2

Comparison of some liver function tests and peak expiratory flow in cement workers, residents near cement factory, and controls using post hoc analysis.

Parameter	Groups		Mean diff.	value
	Cem. workers	Controls
	ALT (IU)	29.78 ± 2.57			8.72 ± 0.41	21.06 ± 1.75	0.000
AST (IU)	37.00 ± 2.61	9.46 ± 0.64	27.540 ± 2.12	0.000
TB (mol/L)	18.26 ± 0.91	13.82 ± 0.62	4.44 ± 1.09	0.000
CB (mol/L)	7.57 ± 0.58	5.84 ± 0.27	1.73 ± 0.60	0.004
PEFR (L/min)	324.96 ± 10.40	400.17 ± 9.10	−75.21 ± 14.58	0.000
	Residents	Controls
ALT (IU)	11.25 ± 0.96	8.72 ± 0.41	2.53 ± 0.55	0.000
AST (IU)	17.41 ± 1.70	9.46 ± 0.64	7.95.90 ± 2.00	0.000
TB (mol/L)	18.18 ± 0.81	13.82 ± 0.62	4.36 ± 0.18	0.000
CB (mol/L)	7.33 ± 0.52	5.84 ± 0.27	1.49 ± 0.26	0.004
PEFR (L/min)	340.25 ± 10.38	400.17 ± 9.10	−59.92 ± 0.13	0.000
	Cem. workers	Residents
ALT (IU)	29.78 ± 2.58	11.25 ± 0.96	18.53 ± 1.94	0.000
AST (IU)	37.00 ± 2.61	17.41 ± 1.70	19.58 ± 2.35	0.000
TB (mol/L)	18.264 ± 0.91	18.18 ± 0.81	.081 ± 1.204	0.947
CB (mol/L)	7.57 ± 0.58	7.33 ± 0.52	.24 ± 0.67	0.723
PEFR (L/min)	324.96 ± 10.40	340.25 ± 10.38	−15.29 ± 16.12	0.344

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