Table 3 Objective sensory disturbances and arsenic concentration of drinking water (ACDW)
From: Peripheral neuropathy induced by drinking water contaminated with low-dose arsenic in Myanmar
Impairment | VLOW (< 10 ppb) | LOW (10–50 ppb) | MOD (≥ 50 ppb) | P (chi-square) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All participants (> 5 years old, n = 1526) | |||||
Pain sensation | Yes | 38 (5.0) | 21 (4.3) | 25 (9.0) | 0.021*,a |
No | 726 | 463 | 253 | ||
Vibration sensation | Yes | 33 (4.3) | 14 (2.9) | 18 (6.5) | 0.070 |
No | 731 | 470 | 260 | ||
Two-point discrimination | Yes | 34 (4.5) | 11 (2.3) | 20 (7.2) | 0.006*,b |
No | 730 | 473 | 258 | ||
Children (5–15 years old, n = 133) | |||||
Pain sensation | Yes | 3 (3.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (9.1) | 0.243 |
No | 77 | 31 | 20 | ||
Vibration sensation | Yes | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (9.1) | 0.060 |
No | 79 | 31 | 20 | ||
Two-point discrimination | Yes | 2 (2.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.516 |
No | 78 | 31 | 22 | ||