| Cold/Flu/infection | Nausea/vomiting | Abdominal cramping | Headache | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | No (n = 1035) | Yes (n = 227) | p-value | No (n = 762) | Yes (n = 500) | p-value | No (n = 794 ) | Yes (n = 468) | p-value | No (n = 850) | Yes (n = 412) | p-value |
Median (IQR) ln arsenic (μg/L) | 0.69 (−0.13, 3.47) | 0.53 (−0.15, 2.83) | 0.11 | 0.59 (−0.19, 2.91) | 1.96 (0.18, 4.11) | <0.001 | 0.59 (−0.17, 2.71) | 2.39 (0.18, 4.21) | <0.001 | 0.64 (−0.11, 3.26) | 1.02 (−0.15, 3.81) | 0.23 |
Mean (SD) age (yrs) | 22.8 (4.1) | 23.1 (4.6) | 0.46 | 22.7 (4.1) | 23.1 (4.4) | 0.09 | 22.8 (4.2) | 23 (4.1) | 0.56 | 22.9 (4.2) | 22.8 (4.1) | 0.73 |
 | (n) % | (n) % |  | (n) % | (n) % |  | (n) % | (n) % |  | (n) % | (n) % |  |
Drinking water arsenic quartiles | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Q4 (High) | (264) 25.51 | (48) 21.15 | 0.26 | (152) 19.95 | (160) 32.0 | <0.001 | (150) 18.89 | (162) 34.62 | <0.001 | (195) 22.94 | (117) 28.4 | 0.04 |
Q3 | (249) 24.06 | (54) 23.79 | Â | (163) 21.39 | (140) 28.0 | Â | (163) 20.53 | (140) 29.91 | Â | (205) 24.12 | (98) 23.79 | Â |
Q2 | (260) 25.12 | (67) 29.52 | Â | (231) 30.31 | (96) 19.2 | Â | (262) 33.0 | (65) 13.89 | Â | (239) 28.12 | (88) 21.36 | Â |
Q1 (Low) | (262) 25.31 | (58) 25.55 | Â | (216) 28.35 | (104) 20.8 | Â | (219) 27.58 | (101) 21.58 | Â | (211) 24.82 | (109) 26.46 | Â |
BMI (kg/m2) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<18.5 | (295) 28.5 | (68) 29.96 | 0.07 | (206) 27.03 | (157) 31.4 | 0.24 | (214) 26395 | (149) 31.84 | 0.10 | (243) 28.59 | (120) 29.13 | 0.87 |
18.5-24.9 | (651) 62.9 | (129) 56.83 | Â | (481) 63.12 | (299) 59.8 | Â | (498) 62.72 | (282) 60.26 | Â | (529) 62.24 | (251) 60.92 | Â |
≥ 25.0 | (89) 8.6 | (30) 13.22 |  | (75) 9.84 | (44) 8.8 |  | (82) 10.33 | (37) 7.91 |  | (78) 9.18 | (41) 9.95 |  |
Second hand smoke | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Absent | (622) 60.27 | (115) 50.66 | 0.008 | (487) 64.16 | (250) 50.0 | <0.001 | (485) 61.24 | (252) 53.96 | 0.01 | (524) 61.79 | (213) 51.82 | 0.0008 |
Present | (410) 39.73 | (112) 49.34 | Â | (272) 35.84 | (250) 50.0 | Â | (307) 38.76 | (215) 46.04 | Â | (324) 38.21 | (198) 48.18 | Â |
Num. missing | 3 | 0 | Â | 3 | 0 | Â | 2 | 1 | Â | 2 | 1 | Â |
Maternal education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Illiterate/able to write name | (150) 14.55 | (41) 18.06 | 0.41 | (88) 11.59 | (103) 20.64 | <0.0001 | (110) 13.91 | (81) 17.34 | 0.01 | (122) 14.4 | (69) 16.79 | 0.02 |
Primary education | (343) 33.27 | (72) 31.72 | Â | (295) 38.87 | (120) 24.05 | Â | (284) 35.9 | (131) 28.05 | Â | (302) 35.66 | (113) 27.49 | Â |
≥ Secondary education | (538) 52.18 | (114) 50.22 |  | (376) 49.54 | (276) 55.31 |  | (397) 50.19 | (255) 54.6 |  | (423) 49.94 | (229) 55.72 |  |
Num. missing | 4 | 0 | Â | 3 | 1 | Â | 3 | 1 | Â | 3 | 1 | Â |
Parity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0 | (430) 41.55 | (93) 40.97 | 0.98 | (323) 42.39 | (200) 40.0 | 0.06 | (348) 43.83 | (175) 37.39 | 0.06 | (347) 40.82 | (176) 42.72 | 0.75 |
1-2 | (490) 47.34 | (108) 47.58 | Â | (367) 48.16 | (231) 46.2 | Â | (365) 45.97 | (233) 49.79 | Â | (405) 47.65 | (193) 46.84 | Â |
≥ 3 | (115) 11.11 | (26) 11.45 |  | (72) 9.45 | (69) 13.8 |  | (81) 10.2 | (60) 12.82 |  | (98) 11.53 | (43) 10.11 |  |
Anemia (hemoglobin ≤ 12 g/dL) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
No | (802) 77.71 | (172) 75.77 | 0.53 | (569) 74.87 | (405) 81.16 | 0.009 | (572) 72.22 | (402) 86.08 | <0.0001 | (652) 76.89 | (322) 78.35 | 0.56 |
Yes | (230) 22.29 | (55) 24.23 | Â | (191) 25.13 | (94) 18.84 | Â | (220) 27.78 | (65) 13.92 | Â | (196) 23.11 | (89) 21.65 | Â |
Num. missing | 3 | 0 | Â | 2 | 1 | Â | 2 | 1 | Â | 2 | 1 | Â |
Serum ferritin | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Severe deficiency (<20 μg/L) | (159) 16.21 | (29) 13.36 | 0.55 | (122) 16.87 | (66) 13.89 | <0.0001 | (132) 17.79 | (56) 12.28 | 0.02 | (137) 16.81 | (51) 13.32 | 0.01 |
Mild deficiency (20–40 μg/L) | (260) 26.5 | (57) 26.27 |  | (221) 30.57 | (96) 20.21 |  | (199) 26.82 | (118) 25.88 |  | (230) 28.22 | (87) 22.72 |  |
None (>40 μg/L) | (562) 57.29 | (131) 60.37 |  | (380) 52.56 | (313) 65.89 |  | (411) 55.39 | (282) 61.84 |  | (448) 54.97 | (245) 63.97 |  |
Num. missing | 54 | 10 | Â | 39 | 25 | Â | 52 | 12 | Â | 35 | 29 | Â |
Sanitation at home | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sanitary latrine | (715) 69.22 | (126) 55.75 | <0.0001 | (542) 71.32 | (299) 59.92 | <0.0001 | (580) 73.23 | (261) 55.89 | <0.0001 | (601) 29.04 | (240) 58.25 | <0.0001 |
Other | (318) 30.78 | (100) 44.25 | Â | (218) 28.68 | (200) 40.08 | Â | (212) 26.77 | (206) 44.11 | Â | (246) 29.04 | (172) 41.75 | Â |
Num. missing | 2 | 1 | Â | 2 | 1 | Â | 2 | 1 | Â | 3 | 0 | Â |
Taking herbs/medication | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | (988) 95.55 | (190) 83.7 | <0.0001 | (739) 97.11 | (439) 87.8 | <0.0001 | (763) 96.22 | (415) 88.68 | <0.0001 | (818) 96.35 | (360) 87.38 | <0.0001 |
Yes | (46) 4.45 | (37) 16.3 | Â | (22) 2.89 | (61) 12.2 | Â | (30) 3.78 | (53) 11.32 | Â | (31) 3.65 | (52) 12.62 | Â |
Num. missing | 1 | 0 | Â | 1 | 0 | Â | 1 | 0 | Â | 1 | 0 | Â |
Income (taka/month) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<3000 | (185) 18.17 | (36) 16.0 | 0.70 | (111) 14.84 | (110) 22.22 | <0.0001 | (97) 12.47 | (124) 26.67 | <0.0001 | (133) 15.95 | (88) 21.52 | 0.006 |
3001-5000 | (558) 54.81 | (124) 55.11 | Â | (422) 56.42 | (260) 52.53 | Â | (451) 57.97 | (231) 49.68 | Â | (474) 56.83 | (208) 50.86 | Â |
≥ 5000 | (254) 24.95 | (58) 25.78 |  | (203) 27.14 | (109) 22.02 |  | (215) 27.63 | (97) 20.86 |  | (214) 25.66 | (98) 23.96 |  |
Refused/don’t know | (21) 2.06 | (7) 3.11 |  | (12) 1.6 | (16) 3.23 |  | (15) 1.93 | (13) 2.8 |  | (13) 1.56 | (15) 3.67 |  |
Num. missing | 17 | 2 | Â | 14 | 5 | Â | 16 | 3 | Â | 16 | 3 | Â |