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Table 5 Correlations between urinary heavy metal concentrations and blood pressure in all participants (n = 1899)

From: Associations between urinary heavy metal concentrations and blood pressure in residents of Asian countries

 

SBP (mmHg)

DBP (mmHg)

rb

(95% CI)

rb

(95% CI)

Arsenica

−0.04

(−0.08, 0.01)

−0.15

(−0.20, −0.11)***

Cadmiuma

0.05

(0.01, 0.10)*

0.00

(−0.04, 0.05)

Leada

0.04

(−0.01, 0.08)

0.03

(−0.01, 0.08)

Seleniuma

−0.02

(−0.06, 0.03)

−0.06

(−0.10, −0.01)**

  1. Abbreviations: SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; CI, confidence interval
  2. aCreatinine-adjusted concentration (μg/g creatinine) (log-transformed)
  3. bPearson’s correlation coefficient
  4. *< 0.05, **< 0.01, ***< 0.001
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