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. 2013 Jul 1;42(7):691–699.

Table 3:

Adjusted Geometric Means (AGM) with 95% confidence intervals for blood lead, cadmium, and total mercury by race/ethnicity, pregnancy status, smoking status, and iron storage capacity for females aged 16–32 years in China during 2006–2011

Variable Group Blood Cadmium (μg/L) Blood Lead (μg/dl)
95% Confidence Interval 95% Confidence Interval
AGM Lower Limit Upper Limit AGM Lower Limit Upper Limit
Race/Ethnicity Han nationality 1.384 1.317 1.499 3.715 3.701 3.884
Others 1.378 1.307 1.457 3.724 3.703 3.901
Pregnancy Status Pregnant 1.398 1.384 1.407 3.849 3.811 3.924
Non-Pregnant 1.410 1.404 1.428 3.920 3.857 3.971
Smoking Status Non-Smoker 1.341 1.330 1.348 3.871 3.864 4.251
Smoker 1.884 1.857 1.974 4.012 4.010 4.620
Iron Storage Capacity Iron Absent 1.481 1.472 1.507 3.968 3.937 3.995
Iron Deficient 1.429 1.415 1.445 3.804 3.800 3.935
Iron Replete 1.391 1.381 1.451 3.801 3.792 4.018