Table 4.
Blood concentrations of metals in three different age groups of Inuit from Nunavik in the “Qanuilirpitaa? – how are we now?” 2017 Nunavik Inuit health survey. Data are presented as geometric means (10th −95th percentile) in whole blood (µg/l) and results are weighted by survey weights. Source: [21,22].
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Men |
Women |
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| Year | 2017 | 2017 | ||||
| Mean age (range) |
16.6 (16–17) |
31.4 (18–49) |
60.0 (50-86) |
16.6 (16–17) |
31.1 (18–49) |
58.7 (50-81) |
| Mercury | 3.5 (0.3–18) |
7.1 (1.8-29) |
12 (3-54) |
7.2 (2.1-23) |
8.7 (2.3-38) |
15 (5.4-51) |
| Lead | 18 (8.2-60) |
26 (11-81) |
38 (14-110) |
14 (6.9-54) |
21 (8.5-68) |
39 (17-110) |
| Cadmium | 1.6 (0.12-4.8) |
1.8 (0.25-5.8) |
0.97 (0.24-3.7) |
2.1 (0.24-6.1) |
1.8 (0.28-5.2) |
1.5 (0.33-4.9) |
| Selenium | 210 (120-390) |
270 (150-620) |
320 (160-750) |
260 (160-550) |
320 (160-790) |
370 (190-950) |