At pre-shift, templeworkers excreted urinary
MAand S-PMA at levels not significantly different from
those of the control workers.
However, the post-shift
levels of MA and S-PMA in temple workers increased
significantly and were approximately 5-fold (0.52 versus
0.1 mg/g creatinine, P < 0.001) and 3-fold (1.10 versus
0.35g/g creatinine, P < 0.01), higher than in control