Table 1 Water arsenic concentration by participant’s characteristics (n=1004) *
Participant’s characteristics | Median arsenic Conc. in drinking water (μg/L) | Water arsenic concentration | No of subjects %, N | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st quartile | 2nd quartile | 3rd quartile | 4th quartile | |||
(10–22 μg/L),%, N | (23–32 μg/L), %, N | (33–261 μg/L),%, N | (≥262 μg/L), %, N | |||
Age | ||||||
30–39 | 33 | 28.9 (117) | 20.0 (81) | 26.4 (107) | 24.7 (100) | 40.4 (405) |
40–49 | 33 | 26.2 (69) | 23.2 (61) | 26.6 (70) | 24.0 (63) | 26.2 (263) |
50–59 | 32 | 36.5 (57) | 17.3 (27) | 22.5 (35) | 23.7 (37) | 15.5 (156) |
≥60 | 32 | 29.4 (53) | 22.2 (40) | 22.8 (41) | 25.6 (46) | 17.9 (180) |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 86 | 27.4 (87) | 18.0 (57) | 22.4 (71) | 32.2 (102) | 31.6 (317) |
Female | 32 | 30.4 (209) | 22.1 (152) | 26.5 (182) | 21.0 (144) | 68.4 (687) |
Education | ||||||
No formal education | 32 | 29.8 (207) | 22.9 (159) | 22.9 (159) | 24.4 (169) | 69.1 (694) |
Primary | 32.5 | 31.2 (58) | 18.8 (35) | 26.3 (49) | 23.7 (44) | 18.5 (186) |
High School | 117.5 | 25.0 (31) | 12.1 (15) | 36.3 (45) | 26.6 (33) | 12.4 (124) |
Occupation | ||||||
Agriculture | 109 | 28.0 (37) | 13.7 (18) | 26.5 (35) | 31.8 (42) | 13.1 (132) |
Day labour | 31 | 33.4 (17) | 23.5 (12) | 19.6 (10) | 23.5 (12) | 5.1 (51) |
Housewife | 32 | 30.5 (206) | 22.7 (153) | 26.1 (176) | 20.7 (140) | 67.2 (675) |
Others | 97 | 24.7 (36) | 17.8 (26) | 21.9 (32) | 35.6 (52) | 14.6 (146) |
Marital Status | ||||||
Currently married | 33 | 29.3 (253) | 20.3 (175) | 25.7 (221) | 24.7 (213) | 85.9 (862) |
Widowed/Divorced | 31 | 32.8 (43) | 23.7 (31) | 21.4 (28) | 22.1 (29) | 13.0 (131) |
Never married | 140 | 0.0 (0) | 27.3 (3) | 36.4 (4) | 36.3 (4) | 1.1 (11) |
Religion | ||||||
Muslim | 124 | 22.3 (171) | 15.9 (122) | 30.4 (233) | 31.4 (240) | 76.3 (766) |
Hindu | 83.5 | 26.5 (36) | 18.4 (25) | 22.8 (31) | 32.3 (44) | 14.2 (136) |
BMI | ||||||
<18.5 | 109 | 25.1 (96) | 16.2 (62) | 27.8 (106) | 30.9 (118) | 38.0 (382) |
18.5-25.0 | 31 | 33.5 (176) | 22.6 (119) | 22.0 (116) | 21.9 (115) | 52.4 (526) |
≥25.0 | 32 | 25.0 (24) | 29.2 (28) | 32.3 (31) | 13.5 (13) | 9.6 (96) |
Smoking Status | ||||||
Never smoked | 32 | 31.5 (247) | 22.6 (177) | 24.2 (190) | 21.7 (170) | 82.1 (784) |
Ex smoker | 67 | 31.5 (11) | 17.1 (6) | 17.1 (6) | 34.3 (12) | 3.7 (35) |
Current smoker | 83.5 | 26.5 (36) | 18.4 (25) | 22.8 (31) | 32.3 (44) | 14.2 (136) |
Diabetes in the family | ||||||
Yes | 122 | 25.5 (12) | 17.0 (8) | 29.8 (14) | 27.7 (13) | 4.7 (47) |
No | 32 | 29.7 (284) | 21.0 (201) | 25.0 (239) | 24.3 (233) | 95.3 (957) |