Table 2 Variables independently associated with elevation of AST and ALT

Age (years)*

34 (25–43)

31 (23–38)

0.031 ^b

34 (25–44)

33 (24–42)

0.239 ^b

Sex

 Male

308 (95.9)

13 (4.1)

< 0.001 ^a

231 (72.0)

90 (28.0)

< 0.001 ^a

 Female

119 (86.2)

19 (13.8)

72 (52.2)

66 (47.8)

Job

 Administrative

229 (90.9)

23 (9.1)

0.153 ^a

165 (65.5)

87 (34.5)

0.529 ^a

 Store

67 (95.7)

3 (4.3)

46 (65.7)

24 (34.3)

 Harvest

99 (97.1)

3 (2.9)

72 (70.6)

30 (29.4)

 Fumigador

32 (91.4)

3 (8.6)

20 (57.1)

15 (42.9)

Working time (years)*

4 (2–6)

4.5 (2–6)

0.922 ^b

4 (2–6)

4 (2–6)

0.298 ^b

Respiratory PPE

 No

19 (95.0)

1 (5.0)

0.717 ^a

11 (55.0)

9 (45.0)

0.264 ^a

 Yes

378 (92.9)

29 (7.1)

273 (67.1)

134 (32.9)

Dermal PPE

 No

19 (95.0)

1 (5.0)

0.717 ^a

11 (55.0)

9 (45.0)

0.264 ^a

 Yes

378 (92.9)

29 (7.1)

273 (67.1)

134 (32.9)

Eyes PPE

 No

19 (95.0)

1 (5.0)

0.717 ^a

11 (55.0)

9 (45.0)

0.264 ^a

 Yes

378 (92.9)

29 (7.1)

273 (67.1)

134 (32.9)

Alcohol consumption

 No

91 (92.9)

7 (7.14)

0.940 ^a

52 (53.1)

46 (46.9)

0.002 ^a

 Yes

336 (93.1)

25 (6.9)

251 (69.5)

110 (30.5)

Tobacco use

 No

351 (93.4)

25 (6.7)

0.563 ^a

250 (66.5)

126 (33.5)

0.647 ^a

 Yes

76 (91.6)

7 (8.4)

53 (63.9)

30 (36.1)

BMI (kg/m²)*

25.4 (23.3–28.2)

25.3 (22.0-28.9)

0.980 ^b

25.3 (23.2–28.0)

25.5 (23.3–28.8)

0.464 ^b

BChE (U/L)*

6305 (5700–6700)

6616 (6104–6870)

0.018 ^b

6250 (5700–6540)

6422 (5971.5–6858)

< 0.001 ^b