Table 3 Heavy metal levels in blood, urine, and hair of Asahikawa children
From: Biomonitoring of mercury, cadmium, and lead exposure in Japanese children: a cross-sectional study
Parameters | All (n = 229) | Boys (n = 118) | Girls (n = 111)* | p value** | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Geometric mean | Median (IQR) | Min-Max | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | ||||
HgB (μg/L) | 5.11 (2.49) | 4.55 | 4.65 (3.09) | 1.16 | – | 15.79 | 4.92 (3.37) | 4.59 (3.11) | 0.12 |
CdB (μg/L) | 0.36 (0.12) | 0.34 | 0.35 (0.20) | <LOQ | – | 0.87 | 0.34 (0.18) | 0.37 (0.14) | 0.01 |
PbB (μg/dL) | 1.00 (0.32) | 0.96 | 0.96 (0.41) | 0.41 | – | 3.00 | 0.94 (0.44) | 0.98 (0.39) | 0.28 |
CdU (μg/L) | 0.28 (0.19) | 0.21 | 0.23 (0.22) | <LOQ | – | 1.57 | 0.22 (0.20) | 0.25 (0.23) | 0.61 |
CdU (μg/g cr) | 0.40 (0.36) | 0.34 | 0.33 (0.20) | 0.13 | – | 4.67 | 0.30 (0.18) | 0.35 (0.23) | 0.15 |
HgH (μg/g) | 1.49 (0.77) | 1.31 | 1.40 (0.98) | 0.31 | – | 3.96 | 1.44 (1.03) | 1.31 (0.87) | 0.43 |