Table 1

Summary statistics of PISCINA II study—mean (SD) levels of exposures and proteins before and after swimming

Before swimmingAfter swimmingP values
n=56n=56
Exposures in exhaled breath (μg/m3)
 CHCl3 0.43 (0.30)11.53 (4.83)7.0E−20
 BDCM0.06 (0.05)2.49 (1.23)7.0E−20
 DBCM0.02 (0.03)0.54 (0.33)1.3E−19
 CHBr3 0.03 (0.02)0.11 (0.08)3.6E−16
Outcome (proteins concentration in pg/mL)
 CCL11131.30 (30.86)121.72 (29.36)0.038
 CCL2214.92 (86.21)204.52 (89.67)0.420
 CCL22473.54 (195.94)442.82 (193.87)0.330
 CRP1616 (3,084.76)1559.74 (3,081.06)0.771
 CXCL1022.75 (11.44)19.79 (10.27)0.049
 EGF33.76 (26.20)33.19 (34.37)0.213
 G-CSF12.71 (6.44)12.53 (6.66)0.864
 IL-174.79 (2.10)4.74 (1.86)0.877
 IL-1ra351.05 (193.27)424.81 (252.39)0.030
 IL-84.44 (2.77)3.77 (2.04)0.265
 MPO12 885.16 (8,998.80)12 829.78 (6,520.99)0.248
 Periostin127,536.87 (39,857.79)129,579.87 (41,388.81)0.830
 VEGF54.76 (44.71)52.48 (42.03)0.841
  • * Differences in the mean levels before and after the swimming experiment are assessed using a paired Student t -test (log-transformed exposures values were considered).

  • BDCM, bromodichloromethane; CCL11, C-C motif chemokine 11, CCL2 motif, chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2; CCL22, C-C motif chemokine 22; CHBr3, bromoform; CRP, C reactive protein;, CHCl3, chloroform; CXCL10, C-X-C motif chemokine 10, DBCM, dibromochloromethane; EGF, epidermal growth factor, G-CSF, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, IL, interleukin; MPO, myeloperoxidase; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.