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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the subpopulation of children with available plasma fluoride levels

From: Fluoride exposure and blood cell markers of inflammation in children and adolescents in the United States: NHANES, 2013–2016

Demographic Characteristic

Subpopulation*

Sex; N(%)

 Female

21,100,607 (54%)

 Male

18,032,725 (46%)

Race; N(%)

 Non-Hispanic White

20,782,052 (53%)

 Non-Hispanic Black

5,508,195 (14%)

 Non-Hispanic Asian

1,702,983 (4.4%)

 Hispanic

9,236,116 (24%)

 Other/multicategory

1,903,986 (4.9%)

Age; Mean(sd)

12.52 (4.69)

BMI; Mean(sd)

21.98 (7.46)

  1. *Subpopulation: weighted values for ages 6 to 19 (inclusive), fluoride plasma comment code = 0, and plasma fluoride less than or equal to 5
  2. *Raw N = 3,491; weighted N = 39,133,332