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Table 3 The rates of elevated elemental lead(Pb) and cadmium(Cd) in different groups (n(%))

From: Distribution of blood lead and cadmium levels in healthy children aged 0 to 18 years and analysis of related influencing factors in Henan, China: data findings from 2017 to 2022

 

N

Pb>150 (µg/L)

Pb>100 (µg/L)

Pb>50 (µg/L)

Cd>5 (µg/L)

Cd>2.5 (µg/L)

Gender

 Boys

16142

41(0.25)

81(0.50)

1570(9.73)

0(0.00)

307(1.90)

 Girls

9778

21(0.21)

46(0.47)

865(8.85)*

1(0.01)

171(1.75)

Age (years)

 A[0~1)

5745

14(0.24)#

25(0.44)#

435(7.57)#

0(0.00)

89(1.55)

 B[1~3)

8049

32(0.40)#

69(0.86)#

854(10.61)#

0(0.00)

136(1.69)

 C[3~7)

6811

10(0.15)#

21(0.31)#

700(10.28)#

0(0.00)

144(2.11)

 D[7~13)

4998

6(0.12)#

12(0.24)#

424(8.48)#

1(0.02)

101(2.02)

 E[13~18]

317

0(0.00)#

0(0.00)#

22(6.94)#

0(0.00)

8(2.52)

Year

 A(2017)

5843

19(0.33)&

42(0.72)&

327(5.60)&

0(0.00)

57(0.98)&

 B(2018)

5099

20(0.39)&

36(0.71)&

434(8.51)&

0(0.00)

129(2.53)&

 C(2019)

4421

4(0.09)&

19(0.43)&

291(6.58)&

0(0.00)

70(1.58)&

 D(2020)

3659

3(0.08)&

9(0.25)&

179(4.89)&

1(0.03)

36(0.98)&

 E(2021)

3765

9(0.24)&

12(0.32)&

635(16.87)&

0(0.00)

61(1.62)&

 F(2022)

3133

7(0.22)&

9(0.29)&

569(18.16)&

0(0.00)

125(3.99)&

Total

25920

62(0.24)

127(0.49)

2435(9.39)

1(0.00)

478(1.84)

  1. Results were expressed as number of cases and percentage (%). Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test was used to compare differences between groups. *P < 0.05, compared with boys. #The difference in rates between the age groups was statistically significant, P < 0.05. &The differences in rates between years were statistically significant, P < 0.05