Table 5.
Age and sex stratified frequencies and logistic regression model results a
| |
|
ID |
|
Low SF |
|
High FEP |
|
Low TSAT |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratification group | N | N (%) | OR (95% CI) | N (%) | OR (95% CI) | N (%) | OR (95% CI) | N (%) | OR (95% CI) |
| Girls 3–11 yrs |
945 |
41 (4.3%) |
1.62 (0.83-3.20) |
44 (4.7%) |
2.03 (1.08-3.83) |
92 (9.7%) |
1.31 (0.81-2.13) |
167 (17.7%) |
0.93 (0.62-1.39) |
| Boys 3–11 yrs |
1022 |
36 (3.5%) |
0.97 (0.45-2.09) |
45 (4.4%) |
1.19 (0.62-2.31) |
78 (7.6%) |
0.93 (0.55-1.60) |
182 (17.8%) |
1.25 (0.87-1.78) |
| Girls 12–15 yrs |
859 |
97 (11.3%) |
2.13 (1.39-3.26) |
119 (13.9%) |
2.63 (1.77-3.89) |
136 (15.8%) |
1.29 (0.89-1.88) |
194 (22.6%) |
1.46 (1.05-2.03) |
| Boys 12–15 yrs |
836 |
38 (4.6%) |
2.35 (1.21-4.58) |
43 (5.1%) |
2.62 (1.39-4.93) |
65 (7.8%) |
0.92 (0.54-1.54) |
102 (12.2%) |
1.19 (0.78-1.81) |
| Girls 16–19 yrs |
698 |
145 (20.8%) |
2.36 (1.58-3.63) |
161 (23.1%) |
3.12 (2.08-4.68) |
155 (22.2%) |
1.62 (1.11-2.35) |
208 (29.8%) |
1.55 (1.10-2.16) |
| Boys 16–19 yrs | 864 | 8 (0.9%) | b | 10 (1.2%) | 1.7 (0.44-6.62) | 37 (4.3%) | 0.95 (0.49-1.84) | 67 (7.8%) | 1.65 (0.96-2.81) |
aUnadjusted odds of ID, low SF, high FEP, and low TSAT for children with blood Cd ≥ LOD versus blood Cd < LOD.
bModel did not converge.