From: Effects of exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation on changing platelets: a prospective cohort study
Variable | β (95% CI) | P | βa(95% CI) | Pa |
---|---|---|---|---|
All | 0.011 (0.006, 0.016) | < 0.001 | 0.008 (0.003, 0.014) | 0.001 |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 0.012 (0.006, 0.018) | < 0.001 | 0.013 (0.007, 0.019) | < 0.001 |
 Female | − 0.001 (− 0.010, 0.010) | 0.955 | − 0.002 (− 0.012, 0.008) | 0.751 |
Age at baseline | ||||
 < 40 years | 0.009 (0.002, 0.015) | 0.007 | 0.004 (− 0.003, 0.010) | 0.262 |
 ≥ 40 years | 0.023 (0.014,0.032) | < 0.001 | 0.020 (0.010, 0.029) | < 0.001 |
Service at baseline | ||||
 < 10 years | 0.027 (0.020, 0.033) | < 0.001 | 0.021 (0.014, 0.027) | < 0.001 |
 ≥ 10 years | − 0.014 (− 0.023, − 0.006) | 0.001 | − 0.015 (− 0.024, − 0.007) | < 0.001 |
Occupation | ||||
 Physician | − 0.002 (− 0.008, 0.004) | 0.530 | − 0.002 (− 0.009, 0.004) | 0.497 |
 Radiation technician | 0.047 (0.036, 0.059) | < 0.001 | 0.045 (0.033, 0.056) | < 0.001 |
 Nurse | − 0.031 (− 0.048, − 0.015) | < 0.001 | − 0.033 (− 0.049, − 0.016) | < 0.001 |
 Others | 0.043 (0.016, 0.069) | 0.002 | 0.037 (0.008, 0.066) | 0.012 |
Medical level | ||||
 Primary | 0.006 (− 0.007, 0.020) | 0.336 | 0.015 (0.002, 0.029) | 0.027 |
 Secondary | 0.017 (0.007, 0.026) | < 0.001 | 0.019 (0.010, 0.028) | < 0.001 |
 Third | 0.010 (0.003, 0.017) | 0.004 | 0.004 (− 0.003, 0.011) | 0.274 |
Smoking habits | ||||
 No | 0.007 (0.001, 0.013) | 0.020 | − 0.001 (− 0.007, 0.005) | 0.838 |
 Yes | 0.025 (0.015, 0.035) | < 0.001 | 0.037 (0.026, 0.047) | < 0.001 |