TABLE 3

Coefficients of determination (r2) for relationship between oscillometry values and World Trade Center dust exposure

Acute exposuresChronic exposures
Dust cloud densityTime in dust cloudDust at home/workSmoke at home/workTime at home/workCleaning home/work
R50.00030.00220.00040.00970.01460.0009
R20<0.0001<0.0001<0.00010.01210.01600.0010
R5–200.00210.01400.00280.00060.00220.0002
X50.00040.01920.00130.00060.0017<0.0001
AX0.00010.01410.00130.00380.00500.0009
fres0.00120.00700.00210.00030.00030.0011

R5: resistance at an oscillating frequency of 5 Hz; R20: resistance at an oscillating frequency of 20 Hz; R5–20: difference between resistance at 5 and 20 Hz; X5: reactance at an oscillating frequency of 5 Hz; AX: area under the reactance curve from 5 Hz to the resonant frequency; fres: resonant frequency.