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Table 2 Exposure distributions and physical characteristics of 97 women from Pabna, Bangladesh

From: GSTM1 and APE1 genotypes affect arsenic-induced oxidative stress: a repeated measures study

 

mean

SD

median

range

urinary measures

    

   Total urinary arsenic (μg/l)†

39.5

53.1

22.6

1.35 – 431.3

   8-OHdG (μg/l)*†

6.1

9.0

3.3

0.64 – 82.6

   Creatinine (mg/dl)†

48.3

33.9

39.4

4.3 – 230.5

toenail measure

    

   Toenail arsenic (μg/g)

1.4

1.5

0.8

0.22 – 10.16

drinking water measure

    

   Water arsenic (μg/l)

64.7

115.9

1.46

0.5 – 591

physical characteristics

    

   Age

34.8

12.9

33.0

17 – 70

   BMI

21.3

3.6

21.4

12.9 -30.3

  1. *25% of 8-OHdG values were below the LOD.
  2. †repeated measurements for each woman were included separately for a total of 290 values