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From: Allostatic load amplifies the effect of blood lead levels on elevated blood pressure among middle-aged U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study

Figure 1

The association between quintile of blood lead exposure and odds of elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressure for those with high allostatic load (high AL) versus those with low allostatic load (low AL) in the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey, United States, 1999-2008. All figures are adjusted for age, age squared, sex, race/ethnicity, educational attainment, marital status, cotinine, alcohol consumption, and anti-hypertensive medication. In Figures A and B, high AL is defined as the top 50th percentile whereas in Figures C and D, high AL is defined as the top 20th percentile.

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