Table 3.
Correlation coefficients between cadmium and clinical variables
| Male(n = 466) | Female(n = 218) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urine cadmium, μg/g creatinine | Blood cadmium, μg/L | Urine cadmium, μg/g creatinine | Blood cadmium, μg/L | |
| Age, year | 0.069 | 0.111* | 0.178** | 0.110 |
| Systolic BP, mmHg | −0.057 | −0.016 | −0.094 | −0.094 |
| Diastolic BP, mmHg | −0.020 | 0.040 | −0..080 | −0.066 |
| BMI, kg/cm2 | −0.113* | −0.178** | −0.070 | −0.074 |
| Glucose, mg/dL | 0.182** | 0.037 | −0.009 | −0.067 |
*p < 0.05
**p < 0.01