Table 4

Health examination results of the Guangxi manganese-exposed workers healthy cohort (GXMEWHC)

VariableMales (n=1197), mean±SDFemales (n=691), mean±SDTotal (n=1888), mean±SD
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg127.68±12.11121.54±11.53125.43±1 2.26
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg79.93±8.2976.86±7.9378.81±8.29
Blood tests
 WBC, 109/L6.91±1.516.32±1.526.69±1.54
 RBC, 1012/L5.13±0.524.61±0.444.94±0.55
 Haemoglobin, g/L148.69±12.73128.8±14.37141.38±16.44
 Platelet count, 109/L241.76±54.13256.29±62.86247.1±57.9
Liver function
 Total bilirubin, μmol/L12.48±5.311.94±4.4912.28±5.02
 Direct bilirubin, μmol/L3.98±2.163.66±2.193.86±2.17
 Indirect bilirubin, μmol/L8.5±3.448.24±2.518.4±3.13
 ALT, U/L25.35±17.6217.23±14.7422.38±17.07
 AST, U/L27.06±15.723.32±21.7525.69±18.24
Lung function
 FVC, L4.25±0.863.18±0.643.86±0.94
 FEV1, L3.61±0.722.71±0.543.28±0.79
Uric Mn, μg/L,
median (IQR)
2.63 (2.37)3.67 (4.12)2.84 (2.79)
  • ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC, forced vital capacity; Mn, manganese; RBC, red blood cells; WBC, white blood cells.