# Phthalates Exposure and Occupational Symptoms among Slovakian Hairdressing Apprentices
## 3 Results and Discussion
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\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c} \hline \hline  & **FVC** & **FEV1** & **PEF** & **VC** & **MVV** & **FEV1/FVC** \\ \hline \(\geq\)100\% & 64.06 & 76.56 & 20.31 & 90.63 & 14.06 & 68.75 \\ \(\leq\)99.9\% & 35.94 & 23.44 & 79.69 & 9.37 & 85.94 & 31.25 \\ \(\leq\)89.9\% & 15.63 & 12.5 & 60.94 & 3.13 & 59.37 & 3.13 \\ \(\leq\)79.9\% & 3.13 & 4.69 & 28.13 & 1.56 & 31.25 & 1.56 \\ \(\leq\)69.9\% & 1.56 & 1.56 & 10.94 & - & 10.94 & - \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular} FVC% of PV, % of predicted values of forced vital capacity; FEV1% of PV, % of predicted values of forced expiratory volume in 1 s; PEF% of PV, % of predicted values of peak expiratory flow; VC% of PV, % of predicted values of vital capacity; MVV% of PV, % of predicted values of maximum voluntary ventilation; FEV1/FVC, ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 s to forced vital capacity.  
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Table 3: Results of pulmonary function test (frequency of probands in PFT % of PV). \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Authorometric Parameters**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Palmonary Function Tests**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**\% FEV/VC of PV**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**VC**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**\% VC of PV**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**PEF of PV**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**\% PEF of PV**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**FEV1/PVC**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**MVV**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**\% MVV of PV**} \\ \hline Weight & 0.403 (0.002) & 0.081 (0.552) & 0.595 (\(<\)0.001) & 0.353 (0.008) & 0.310 (0.020) & 0.064 (0.642) & \(-\)0.213 (0.116) & \(-\)0.180 (0.184) & 0.122 (0.370) & \(-\)0.138 (0.310) \\ BMI & 0.224 (0.097) & 0.049 (0.721) & 0.469 (\(<\)0.001) & 0.367 (0.005) & 0.191 (0.159) & 0.064 (0.640) & \(-\)0.245 (0.009) & \(-\)0.229 (0.009) & \(-\)0.008 (0.951) & \(-\)0.138 (0.311) \\ ABSI & 0.150 (0.270) & -0.003 (0.781) & -0.042 (0.795) & 0.070 (0.699) & \(-\)0.062 (0.648) & 0.027 (0.842) & 0.027 (0.600) & 0.060 (0.660) & 0.145 (0.286) & 0.243 (0.071) \\ Visual circumference & 0.148 (0.175) & 0.026 (0.704) & 0.457 (0.001) & 0.393 (0.002) & 0.172 (0.204) & 0.074 (0.585) & 0.018 (0.190) & \(-\)0.166 (0.222) & 0.147 (0.208) & 0.048 (0.729) \\ Hip circumference & 0.220 (0.088) & -0.008 (0.977) & 0.410 (0.002) & 0.243 (0.070) & 0.216 (0.110) & 0.064 (0.734) & \(-\)0.136 (0.318) & \(-\)0.106 (0.436) & 0.085 (0.533) & \(-\)0.090 (0.510) \\ WHH & 0.094 (0.484) & 0.097 (0.486) & 0.326 (0.014) & 0.368 (0.005) & 0.065 (0.064) & 0.048 (0.277) & \(-\)0.107 (0.211) & \(-\)0.176 (0.195) & 0.128 (0.348) & 0.127 (0.350) \\ WHH & 0.052 (0.706) & 0.048 (0.781) & 0.349 (0.008) & -0.039 (0.008) & 0.058 (0.562) & 0.047 (0.956) & \(-\)0.204 (0.131) & \(-\)0.205 (0.130) & 0.064 (0.606) & 0.065 (0.053) \\ FMI & 0.174 (0.199) & 0.017 (0.092) & 0.431 (0.001) & 0.344 (0.009) & 0.141 (0.300) & 0.028 (0.386) & \(-\)0.253 (0.080) & \(-\)0.237 (0.079) & \(-\)0.045 (0.744) & \(-\)0.157 (0.249) \\ FMI & 0.342 (0.010) & 0.141 (0.301) & 0.526 (0.001) & 0.392 (0.003) & 0.304 (0.023) & 0.154 (0.257) & \(-\)0.200 (0.134) & \(-\)0.187 (0.167) & 0.007 (0.46) & \(-\)0.064 (0.637) \\ \hline \multicolumn{1}{c}{FFT—We included in our measures ABSI, as body shape measured by ABSI, derivable from basic clinical measurements, appears to be a substantial risk factor for premature mortality in the general population. In our study ABSI reached higher values in females than in males (0.0726 vs. 0.0709; ABSI Z-Score = -1.3 vs. -1.7; ABSI percent = 14 vs. 7). On the other hand, the relative risk estimated from ABSI was the same for both sexes and reached 0.7 (range 0.6-0.9). It means that males and females had a 30 percent lower risk of death rate (1 represents average risk; the range is the approximate 95% confidence interval). We compared the current results with our previous data on hairdressing apprentices [12] to verify the exposure mode and expand data on this specific type of educational and occupational environment.