Table 2 Spearman’s correlations among personal BTX exposure, trans,trans-muconic acid, immunological, inflammatory, and oxidative stress biomarkers (n = 66)
Benzene (μg m− 3) | Toluene (μg m− 3) | o-Xylene (μg m− 3) | m-Xylene (μg m− 3) | p-Xylene (μg m− 3) | t,t-MA (μg g− 1 creatinine) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CD80 monocyte expression (%) | r = − 0.26 (p < 0.05) | r = − 0.32 (p < 0.05) | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | r = − 0.43 (p < 0.001) |
CD86 monocyte expression (%) | r = − 0.46 (p < 0.001) | r = − 0.58 (p < 0.001) | r = − 0.43 (p < 0.05) | r = − 0.41 (p < 0.05) | r = − 0.43 (p < 0.05) | r = − 0.47 (p < 0.001) |
IL-1β (pg mL− 1) | r = 0.43 (p < 0.001) | r = 0.37 (p < 0.05) | p > 0.05 | r = 0.46 (p < 0.05) | r = 0.39 (p < 0.05) | r = 0.54 (p < 0.001) |
IL-6 (pg mL− 1) | r = 0.38 (p < 0.05) | r = 0.37 (p < 0.05) | p > 0.05 | r = 0.40 (p < 0.05) | r = 0.36 (p < 0.05) | r = 0.50 (p < 0.001) |
IL-10 (pg mL− 1) | r = − 0.36 (p < 0.001) | r = − 0.38 (p < 0.05) | p > 0.05 | r = − 0.44 (p < 0.05) | r = − 0.34 (p < 0.05) | r = − 0.54 (p < 0.001) |
TNF-α (pg mL− 1) | r = 0.43 (p < 0.001) | r = 0.41 (p < 0.05) | p > 0.05 | r = 0.37 (p < 0.05) | r = 0.35 (p < 0.05) | r = 0.48 (p < 0.001) |
INF-γ (pg mL− 1) | r = 0.47 (p < 0.001) | r = 0.44 (p < 0.001) | p > 0.05 | r = 0.41 (p < 0.05) | r = 0.40 (p < 0.05) | r = 0.59 (p < 0.001) |
PCO (nmol mg− 1 protein) | r = 0.46 (p < 0.001) | r = 0.45 (p < 0.001) | p > 0.05 | r = 0.49 (p < 0.001) | r = 0.45 (p < 0.05) | r = 0.64 (p < 0.001) |
GST (U GST mg− 1 protein) | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | r = − 0.34 (p < 0.05) | r = − 0.34 (p < 0.05) | r = − 0.26 (p < 0.05) |