Table 2 Estimated change in SBP (mm Hg) and DBP (mm Hg) corresponding to a log increase in metals concentrations, adjusted for age, age², race, sex, BMI, and smoking status; parameters estimated via survey linear regression. Models were fit separately for each metal

 Ba

1.20

0.41

0.0065

(0.38, 2.00)

0.47

0.31

0.1428

(−0.1, 1.07)

 Cd

−0.23

0.56

0.6876

(−1.3, 0.86)

0.14

0.32

0.6706

(− 0.4, 0.76)

 Co

0.99

0.58

0.0977

(−0.1, 2.13)

0.08

0.33

0.8042

(−0.5, 0.73)

 Cs

−1.13

0.88

0.2083

(−2.8, 0.59)

−1.49

0.67

0.0321

(−2.7, −0.1)

 Mo

−1.06

0.60

0.0876

(− 2.2, 0.12)

−1.34

0.32

0.0002

(−1.9, −0.7)

 Sb

2.09

0.60

0.0013

(0.92, 3.25)

1.04

0.49

0.0421

(0.07, 2.01)

 Tl

−0.26

0.98

0.7939

(−2.1, 1.66)

−1.18

0.59

0.0516

(−2.3, −0.0)

 W

1.05

0.43

0.0207

(0.20, 1.89)

0.62

0.31

0.0568

(0.00, 1.23)

 Pb

1.39

0.68

0.0478

(0.06, 2.71)

0.78

0.49

0.1197

(−0.1, 1.73)