Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and ankle brachia index (ABI) of urban and forest staff member groups.

a<p>Tests of difference in each mean index between urban and forest groups using regression models with adjustment of age, gender, fasting sugar, systolic BP, BMI, LDL-C, smoking and alcohol drinking habit.</p

Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) of the urban and forest staff member groups.

a<p>Based on regression models with the adjustment of age, gender, fasting sugar, systolic BP, BMI, LDL-C, smoking and alcohol drinking habit.</p>b<p>IMT mean and maximum are the mean and maximum values of combining three sites of carotid arteries.</p

Environmental monitoring in forest and urban environments.

a<p><i>P</i><b><i>₁</i></b> value corresponds to t-test on difference between the XiTou and Urban site (Indoor).</p>b<p><i>P</i><b><i>₂</i></b> value corresponds to t-test on difference between the XiTou and Wanhua site (Outdoor) of EPA, Taipei, Taiwan.</p>c<p>N corresponds to the sample size of hourly average data.</p

General characteristics of urban and forest staff member groups.

<p>Continuous variables were expressed as mean ± SD and <i>t</i>-test were used to make comparisons. For categorical data, <i>χ</i>² test was used.</p