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. 2013 Jan 28;8(1):e55014. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055014

Table 3. Hazard ratio (HR) for cancer and cardiovascular related mortality in childhood participants in relation to baseline arsenic exposure.

Exposure variables Baseline participant Person-years Deaths Rate* HR (95% CI)
Baseline arsenic in well water Unadjusted Adjusted
<10 28853 189047 16 8.5 1.0 1.0
10–50 5083 33549 4 11.9 1.41 (0.47–4.21) 1.53 (0.51–4.57)
51–150 5629 36918 4 10.8 1.28 (0.43–3.83) 1.29 (0.43–3.87)
>150 18743 121586 22 18.9 2.14 (1.12–4.07) 2.18 (1.15–4.16)

Test for Trend, P<0.05,

*

Mortality rates per 100,000 person-years,

Adjusted with baseline age, sex education attainment and socioeconomic status.