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Table 5 Adjusted mean (95% CI) of outcome variables by blood Se quintile (n=287) in child population a

From: A Cross-sectional Study of the Impact of Blood Selenium on Blood and Urinary Arsenic Concentrations in Bangladesh

 

Se category [μg/L; mean(range)]a

 

1

2

3

4

5

Pediatric Population

64.1 - 90.4

90.5-99.4

99.5-109.6

109.6-119.6

119.7-173.6

(n=55)

(n=60)

(n=56)

(n=57)

(n=59)

Total U-As (μg/L)

65.8 (55.2, 78.3)

60.8 (51.5, 71.8)

52.5 (44.2, 62.3)

48.6 (41.0, 57.7)

50.7 (42.8, 60.0)

Total B-As (μg/L)

4.6 (3.9, 5.4)

4.2 (3.6, 4.9)

3.8 (3.2, 4.4)

3.6 (3.1, 4.2)

3.7 (3.2, 4.4)

  1. a These are geometric means. B-As is for blood arsenic and U-As is for urinary arsenic. Adjusted for sex, BMI, plasma folate (log), plasma B12(log), and urinary creatinine (log) for the outcome of urinary arsenic.