Table 2 Exposure levels and Pearson correlation coefficient (r) between exposures (n = 115)

Average

222

0.68

3.0x10⁴

1.6x10⁶

2.8x10⁵

Median

(66)

(0.39)

(8232)

(4.3x10⁴)

(7.9 x10⁴)

Range

0.84–3100

0.042–3.22

14.7–6.4x10⁵

204–7.4x10⁷

3972–3.1x10⁶

Endotoxin, r

1

0.31

0.73

0.69

0.32

P-value

<0.001

<0.0001

<0.001

<0.0001

Dust, r

1

−0.0045

0.12

0.51

P-value

0.94

0.066

<0.001

Bacteria, r

1

0.79

0.13

P-value

<0.0001

0.11

Fungi, r

1

0.34

P-value

<0.0001