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Table 5 Age and sex stratified frequencies and logistic regression model results a

From: Blood cadmium is elevated in iron deficient U.S. children: a cross-sectional study

  

ID

 

Low SF

 

High FEP

 

Low TSAT

 

Stratification group

N

N (%)

OR (95% CI)

N (%)

OR (95% CI)

N (%)

OR (95% CI)

N (%)

OR (95% CI)

Girls 3–11 yrs

945

41 (4.3%)

1.62 (0.83-3.20)

44 (4.7%)

2.03 (1.08-3.83)

92 (9.7%)

1.31 (0.81-2.13)

167 (17.7%)

0.93 (0.62-1.39)

Boys 3–11 yrs

1022

36 (3.5%)

0.97 (0.45-2.09)

45 (4.4%)

1.19 (0.62-2.31)

78 (7.6%)

0.93 (0.55-1.60)

182 (17.8%)

1.25 (0.87-1.78)

Girls 12–15 yrs

859

97 (11.3%)

2.13 (1.39-3.26)

119 (13.9%)

2.63 (1.77-3.89)

136 (15.8%)

1.29 (0.89-1.88)

194 (22.6%)

1.46 (1.05-2.03)

Boys 12–15 yrs

836

38 (4.6%)

2.35 (1.21-4.58)

43 (5.1%)

2.62 (1.39-4.93)

65 (7.8%)

0.92 (0.54-1.54)

102 (12.2%)

1.19 (0.78-1.81)

Girls 16–19 yrs

698

145 (20.8%)

2.36 (1.58-3.63)

161 (23.1%)

3.12 (2.08-4.68)

155 (22.2%)

1.62 (1.11-2.35)

208 (29.8%)

1.55 (1.10-2.16)

Boys 16–19 yrs

864

8 (0.9%)

b

10 (1.2%)

1.7 (0.44-6.62)

37 (4.3%)

0.95 (0.49-1.84)

67 (7.8%)

1.65 (0.96-2.81)

  1. aUnadjusted odds of ID, low SF, high FEP, and low TSAT for children with blood Cd ≥ LOD versus blood Cd < LOD.
  2. bModel did not converge.