Heavy metal | H. pylori | T. gondii | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (Weighted %) | AOR (95Â % CI)b,c | Positive (Weighted %) | AOR (95Â % CI)b,d | |
Per doubling of blood lead | 7.3 | 2.61 (1.85–3.67) e | 3.5 | 1.12 (0.84–1.49) |
Blood lead concentration (μg/dL) | ||||
 Quartile 1 | 0.8 | Ref | 1.8 | Ref |
 Quartile 2 | 4.5 | 5.26 (1.92–14.4) | 3.0 | 1.46 (0.57–3.73) |
 Quartile 3 | 5.8 | 4.75 (1.61–14.0) | 3.0 | 1.17 (0.46–2.95) |
 Quartile 4 | 15.5 | 21.2 (8.32–53.8) | 5.7 | 1.82 (0.75–4.43) |
  p for trend | <0.0001 | 0.1825 | ||
Per doubling of blood cadmium | 7.3 | 2.02 (1.29–3.15) | 3.5 | 1.10 (0.74–1.63) |
Blood cadmium concentration (μg/L) | ||||
 Tertile 1 | 5.5 | Ref | 2.1 | Ref |
 Tertile 2 | 9.9 | 2.75 (1.30–5.83) | 4.1 | 1.46 (0.63–3.36) |
 Tertile 3 | 10.5 | 2.39 (1.35–4.20) | 4.2 | 1.11 (0.48–2.56) |
  p for trend | 0.0005 | 0.8214 |