TABLE 2—

Associations of Foreign Birthplace and Time Elapsed Since Most Recent Foreign Residence With Lead Poisoning Status, Adjusted for Building and Child Behavioral Characteristics: New York City, 2002–2003

	Model 1,a OR (95% CI)	Model 2,b OR (95% CI)
Foreign born	5.39 (2.15, 13.54)	. . .
Time since most recent foreign residencec
< 6 months before blood test	. . .	10.94 (3.28, 36.46)
≥6 months before blood test	. . .	2.92 (1.12, 7.58)
Did not live in a foreign country (Ref)	. . .	1.00
Building characteristics
Peeling paint in home	1.18 (0.70, 1.98)	1.17 (0.69, 2.00)
Residence in pre-1950 building	2.79 (1.29, 6.03)	3.40 (1.47, 7.84)
Residence in building with fewer than 3 units	5.67 (2.59, 12.41)	5.57 (2.48, 12.52)
Child behavioral characteristics
Child puts fingers in mouth	2.24 (1.26, 3.97)	2.80 (1.49, 5.24)
Child eats nonfood items	2.10 (1.24, 3.56)	2.02 (1.16, 3.51)

Note. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.

^a195 matched pairs.

^b193 matched pairs.

^cTime elapsed between most recent date of residence in a foreign country (for a minimum of 2 months) and date of blood lead testing.