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Table 4 The interaction analysis of Mn exposure and alcohol consumption on workers liver function (mean ± SD)

From: Interaction of occupational manganese exposure and alcohol drinking aggravates the increase of liver enzyme concentrations from a cross-sectional study in China

Variable

Alcohol drinking status

Exposure group

P a

P interaction

  

Low (n=381)

Intermediate (n=181)

High (n=550)

  

TBILI (μmol/L)

Drinker

11.13±2.12

11.77±3.43

11.54±3.19

0.147

0.376

Non-drinker

11.34±2.26

11.23±2.76

11.14±3.00

0.828

 

DBILI (μmol/L)

Drinker

3.57±0.88

3.89±1.20

3.85±1.18

0.010

0.001

Non-drinker

3.51±0.83

3.71±0.83

3.84±1.29

0.023

 

IBILI (μmol/L)

Drinker

7.52±2.01

7.87±2.63

7.72±2.42

0.425

0.487

Non-drinker

7.75±1.96

7.64±2.07

7.29±2.20

0.233

 

ALT (IU/L)

Drinker

21.05±10.78

21.02±9.70

27.06±19.55

0.000

<0.000

Non-drinker

19.71±11.14

21.83±9.89

26.85±16.46

0.000

 

AST (IU/L)

Drinker

26.77±7.32

26.63±7.17

30.05±17.68

0.008

0.001

 

Non-drinker

26.02±8.76

26.16±5.52

29.10±9.54

0.019

 
  1. a Analysis of covariance for differences between the different exposure groups in drinkers and non-drinkers, after adjusting for gender and working years.