From: Cardiotoxicity of Freon among refrigeration services workers: comparative cross-sectional study
Clinical examination results | Freon-exposed workers (N = 23) | Non-exposed workers (N = 23) | P-value |
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BMI (Kg/m2) ( ± SD) | 29.9 ± 2.3 | 30.2 ± 3.3 | 0.72 |
Pulse rate (bpm) ( ± SD) | 97.8 ± 11.9 | 81.3 ± 3.9 | 0.018 |
Arterial blood pressure (mmHg) ( ± SD) |  |  |  |
Systolic blood pressure | 130.0 ± 5.9 | 128.0 ± 4.3 | 0.19 |
Diastolic blood pressure | 81.8 ± 5.2 | 80.3 ± 3.4 | 0.25 |
Laboratory investigations results | Â | Â | Â |
Lipid profile (mmol/L) ( ± SD) |  |  |  |
   Cholesterol | 5.33 ± 23.6 | 4.71 ± 15.7 | 0.0002 |
   LDL | 3.57 ± 25.5 | 3.75 ± 17.2 | 0.29 |
   HDL | 0.93 ± 7.4 | 0.96 ± 3.9 | 0.41 |
   Triglycerides | 2.15 ± 52.2 | 2.02 ± 31.5 | 0.34 |
Serum electrolytes (mmol/L) ( ± SD) |  |  |  |
   Na+ | 140.9 ± 2.7 | 141.7 ± 3.3 | 0.31 |
   K+ | 4.4 ± 0.2 | 4.7 ± 0.7 | 0.17 |
   Ca++ | 2.23 ± 0.4 | 2.15 ± 0.8 | 0.21 |
Renal dysfunction markers ( ± SD) |  |  |  |
   Urinary microalbumin (mg/dl) | 1.7 ± 1.5 | 18.3 ± 3.3 | 0.19 |
   Urinary β2-microglobulin (μg/ml) | 0.51 ± 0.1 | 0.22 ± 0.04 | 0.0012 |