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Table 1 General characteristics of the study subjects were included in final analysis

From: Exome-wide association study identifies genetic polymorphisms of C12orf51, MYL2, and ALDH2 associated with blood lead levels in the general Korean population

  

N (%)

Dietary Pb (μg/day)

Blood Pba (μg/dL)

Total subjects

 

1,481

20.43 ± 9.31

2.21 (2.17–2.26)

Gender

Males

640 (43.2)

21.89 ± 10.10

2.60 (2.52–2.67)

 

Females

841 (56.8)

19.31 ± 8.51

1.96 (1.91–2.01)

   

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

Age groups

−29

254 (17.2)

18.34 ± 9.03

1.66 (1.59–1.74)

 

30–39

265 (17.9)

19.80 ± 8.29

2.05 (1.97–2.14)

 

40–49

341 (23.0)

21.63 ± 8.86

2.15 (2.07–2.24)

 

50–59

331 (22.3)

21.77 ± 9.99

2.56 (2.47–2.66)

 

60+

290 (19.6)

19.88 ± 9.76

2.66 (2.56–2.77)

   

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

Smoking history

Non-smokers

962 (65.0)

19.99 ± 8.93

2.03 (1.98–2.08)

 

Ex-smokers

243 (16.4)

21.90 ± 9.54

2.60 (2.48–2.72)

 

Current-smokers

276 (18.6)

20.67 ± 10.28

2.61 (2.50–2.72)

   

P = 0.015

P < 0.001

Alcohol use

Non-drinkers

361 (24.4)

19.36 ± 8.63

2.07 (1.99–2.14)

 

Drinkers

1120 (75.6)

20.77 ± 9.50

2.26 (2.21–2.32)

   

P = 0.009

P < 0.001

  1. aData presented as geometric mean with 95% confidence intervals