Table 1 Subjective neurological symptoms and arsenic concentration in drinking water (ACDW)
From: Peripheral neuropathy induced by drinking water contaminated with low-dose arsenic in Myanmar
Symptom | VLOW (< 10 ppb) | LOW (10–50 ppb) | MOD (≥ 50 ppb) | P (chi-square) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All participants (≥ 5 years old, N = 1867) | |||||
Smell defects | Yes | 13 (1.4) | 11 (1.9) | 3 (0.9) | 0.446 |
No | 922 | 573 | 345 | ||
Visual defects | Yes | 298 (31.9) | 188 (32.2) | 100 (28.7) | 0.616 |
No | 637 | 396 | 248 | ||
Taste defects | Yes | 12 (1.3) | 11 (1.9) | 8 (2.3) | 0.401 |
No | 923 | 573 | 340 | ||
Hearing defects | Yes | 63 (6.7) | 46 (7.8) | 22 (6.4) | 0.639 |
No | 872 | 540 | 324 | ||
Feeling of weakness | Yes | 122 (13.0) | 110 (18.8) | 54 (15.5) | 0.020*,a |
No | 813 | 474 | 294 | ||
Chronic numbness or pain | Yes | 191 (20.4) | 151 (25.9) | 79 (22.7) | 0.095 |
No | 744 | 433 | 269 | ||
Children (5–15 years old, n = 456) | |||||
Smell defects | Yes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
No | 240 | 126 | 90 | ||
Visual defects | Yes | 8 (3.3) | 4 (3.2) | 1 (1.1) | 0.549 |
No | 232 | 122 | 89 | ||
Taste defects | Yes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
No | 240 | 126 | 90 | ||
Hearing defects | Yes | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (2.2) | 0.523 |
No | 238 | 125 | 88 | ||
Feeling of weakness | Yes | 8 (3.3) | 2 (1.6) | 3 (3.3) | 0.614 |
No | 232 | 124 | 87 | ||
Chronic numbness or pain | Yes | 9 (3.8) | 2 (1.6) | 5 (5.6) | 0.295 |
No | 231 | 124 | 85 | ||