From: Association between blood lead and blood pressure: a population-based study in Brazilian adults
Characteristics | Hypertension (n = 519) | No hypertension (n = 429) | All (n = 948) | P valueb |
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Age (years) | 57.6 (0.46) | 50.9 (0.44) | 54.5 (0.34) | <0.001 |
Sex (% male) | 42 (0.02) | 47 (0.02) | 44.5 (0.16) | 0.114 |
Race (% white) | 58 (0.02) | 61 (0.02) | 59 (0.01) | 0.375 |
Education (years of study) | 5.62 (0.19) | 7.24 (0.21) | 6.35 (0.14) | <0.001 |
Income class (% middle income class)c | 59 (0.02) | 48 (0.02) | 54 (0.02) | 0.001 |
Smoking | ||||
 Former smoker (%) | 32 (0.02) | 23 (0.02) | 28.3 (0.01) | 0.001 |
 Current smoker (%) | 16 (0.16) | 23 (0.02) | 19 (0.01) |  |
Alcohol intake (% drinker) | 42 (0.02) | 36 (0.02) | 38.4 (0.01) | 0.055 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 206.8 (1.83) | 200.5 (1.80) | 203.9 (1.29) | 0.020 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 169.4 (7.65) | 129.2 (5.04) | 151.2 (4.81) | <0.001 |
Glycemia (mg/dL) | 110.1 (1.52) | 98.9 (0.89) | 105.0 (0.94) | <0.001 |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 28.9 (0.23) | 26.9 (0.27) | 27.9 (0.18) | <0.001 |
Blood lead (μg/dL)d | 2.04 (1.94-2.15) | 1.87 (1.77-1.98) | 1.97 (1.89-2.04) | 0.029 |
Occupation (% lead exposed) | 11 (0.01) | 13 (0.02) | 12.0 (0.01) | 0.278 |