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Table 2 Biomarkers summary statistics

From: Neurocognitive impact of metal exposure and social stressors among schoolchildren in Taranto, Italy

 

Min

Q1st

Median

Q3rd

Max

β coeff

95% CI

UAs (ng/mL)

1.1

5.1

8.3

15.1

797.3

−0.04

− 0.06, − 0.01

UCd (ng/mL)

0.0

0.3

0.4

0.7

1.8

−0.02

−0.05, − 0.001

HHg (ng/g)

21.2

271.1

476.6

744.7

4,357.0

0.04

0.02, 0.07

HMn (ng/g)

12.0

87.9

135.3

202.4

2,597.0

−0.02

−0.05, − 0.003

BPb (ng/mL)

2.6

6.4

8.4

11.0

35.9

−0.001

−0.01, 0.01

BSe (ng/mL)

82.2

126.8

142.7

161.0

263.0

0.01

0.001, 0.01

  1. Notes: Biomarkers descriptive statistics and β coefficients and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of the association with the distance from the source (km)
  2. UAs Urinary arsenic, UCd Urinary cadmium, UHg Urinary mercury, HHg Hair mercury, BPb Blood lead, HMn Hair manganese, BSe Blood selenium