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Method for assigning categories of total lead exposure (never, low, high) from estimates of lead dust and lead fume exposure.
| Combined lead metric | Lead fume | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ≤ Mediana | > Mediana | ||
| Lead dust | 0 | Never | Low | High |
| ≤ Mediana | Low | Low | High | |
| > Mediana | High | High | High | |
| aMedian values for cumulative lead fume (0.33 mg/m3-years) and lead dust (1.32 mg/m3-years) were determined by the combined distribution of the exposed participants across both cohorts. | ||||
