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. 2011 Apr 14;119(10):1501–1506. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1003397

Table 1.

Sample characteristics (n = 201).

Variable n (%) Mean ± SD Median Range
Male 101 (50.3)
House construction
Biomass/hay/mud 4 (2.0)
Corrugate 171 (85.5)
Concrete 25 (12.5)
Child age (years) 9.6 ± 0.8 9.6 8.0–10.9
Months attending school 41.4 ± 16.0 42.0 4.0–78.0
BMI (kg/m2) 14.1 ± 1.4 13.9 11.7–25.1
Head circumference (cm) 49.5 ± 1.5 49.5 46.0–53.6
Mother’s education (years) 3.5 ± 3.7 3.0 0.0–16.0
Mother’s age (years) 35.3 ± 6.3 35.0 24.0–52.0
Mother’s WASI raw score 30.9 ± 11.1 30.0 3.0–79.0
Home stimulation 3.6 ± 1.6 4.0 0.0–6.0
Teacher’s years of teaching 16.8 ± 6.8 16.0 6.0–28
Teacher’s age (years) 39.0 ± 6.8 40.0 28.0–55.0
WAs (µg/L) 43.7 ± 67.0 14.0 0.0–371.1
WMn (µg/L) 889.2 ± 783.7 649.5 40.0–3442.5
UAs (µg/L) 81.2 ± 75.2 59.0 6.0–461.0
UCr (mg/dL) 33.9 ± 22.9 28.1 4.9–140.8
UAs (mg/g creatinine) 256.3 ± 181.1 198.3 34.4–1264.6
BAs (µg/L) 5.1 ± 3.3 4.1 0.9–18.0
BMn (µg/L) 15.1 ± 3.9 14.6 6.3–33.9
BPb (µg/L) 120.3 ± 36.4 119.4 36.7–245.7
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 12.5 ± 1.0 12.5 8.4–15.8
Serum ferritin (ng/mL) 34.9 ± 16.4 32.3 2.0–87.5