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. 2013 May 21;121(8):965–970. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1205164

Table 1.

Blood lead levels and GFR by participant characteristic.a

Characteristic No. (%) of participants Blood lead level(µg/dL) p-Value GFR(mL/min/1.73m2) p-Value
Total 391 1.2 (0.9, 1.8) 44.4 (33.7, 57.9)
Sex
Female 154 (39) 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) 0.02 45.3 (34.7, 56.6) 0.51
Male 237 (61) 1.3 (1.0, 1.9) 43.7 (32.8, 58.8)
Age (years)
0–5 50 (13) 1.7 (1.1, 2.8) <0.001 44.4 (36.9, 58.3) 0.72
6–11 149 (38) 1.3 (1.0, 1.9) 44.9 (35.5, 56.7)
12–19 192 (49) 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) 43.8 (32.1, 59.0)
Race
Black 59 (15) 1.4 (1.0, 2.1) 0.02 47.3 (37.0, 68.4) 0.34
White 270 (69) 1.1 (0.8, 1.7) 43.5 (32.7, 55.6)
Other 62 (16) 1.2 (1.0, 1.6) 47.6 (36.3, 63.1)
Hispanic
Yes 51 (13) 1.1 (0.8, 1.6) 0.05 39.1 (32.7, 50.7) 0.01
No 340 (87) 1.2 (0.9, 1.8) 45.8 (34.4, 59.2)
Obeseb
Yes 57 (15) 1.1 (0.8, 1.6) 0.20 44.5 (32.6, 64.5) 0.65
No 334 (85) 1.2 (0.9, 1.8) 44.2 (34.1, 57.5)
Povertyc
Yes 82 (21) 1.4 (1.0, 2.0) 0.01 43.7 (32.7, 65.2) 0.47
No 309 (79) 1.1 (0.8, 1.7) 44.6 (34.1, 57.5)
CKD diagnosisd
Glomerular 73 (19) 0.9 (0.6, 1.2) <0.001 48.3 (32.0, 65.6) 0.35
Nonglomerular 318 (81) 1.3 (1.0, 1.8) 44.1 (34.1, 56.6)
Proteinuriae
None 114 (29) 1.1 (0.9, 1.8) 0.23 55.7 (44.0, 68.1) <0.001
Significant 233 (60) 1.3 (0.9, 1.8) 42.7 (32.8, 53.5)
Nephrotic 44 (11) 1.1 (0.9, 1.5) 31.8 (22.8, 41.7)
Blood cadmium tertile(µg/L)
1 (≤0.097) 128 (33) 1.1 (0.8, 1.6) 0.27 45.3 (35.5, 59.3) 0.46
2 (0.097–≤0.16) 134 (34) 1.3 (0.9, 1.8) 43.6 (34.0, 55.1)
3 (>0.16) 129 (33) 1.2 (1.0, 1.7) 44.7 (32.6, 61.7)
Anemiaf
Yes, untreated 107 (28) 1.2 (0.9, 1.9) 0.01 38.4 (28.3, 47.3) <0.001
No, untreated 224 (57) 1.3 (1.0, 1.8) 51.8 (43.1, 65.4)
ESA-treated 60 (15) 0.9 (0.7, 1.4) 30.6 (22.8, 36.8)
aCharacteristics from first (year 2) study visit only are presented for participants contributing data from more than one study visit (n=94). Data are given as median (interquartile range) unless otherwise indicated. bObesity was defined as BMI (weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) at or above the 95th percentile. cPoverty definition based on 2009 U.S. Federal Poverty Guidelines (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2009) incorporating household income and family size. dSee “Methods” for complete listing of glomerular and nonglomerular diagnoses. eProtein/­creatinine ratio >0.2 and <2.0; nephrotic defined as ratio ≥2.0. fHemoglobin level <5th percentile for age/sex; ESA-treated category includes participants with and without anemia.