Table 2. General linear models for urinary As and blood Pb in study subjects.
| Variables | Log (urinary As) levels | Log (blood Pb) levels | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ß | SE (ß) | T | P | ß | SE (ß) | T | P | |
| Age, yr | 0.003 | 0.001 | 4.991 | < 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.000 | 3.923 | < 0.001 |
| Sex (1: Male, 2: Female) | 0.076 | 0.016 | 4.683 | < 0.001 | -0.127 | 0.013 | -9.993 | < 0.001 |
| Smoking status (1: No, 2: Yes) | 0.002 | 0.001 | 1.453 | 0.147 | -0.001 | 0.001 | -0.620 | 0.535 |
| Drinking status (1: No, 2: Yes) | -0.003 | 0.013 | -0.235 | 0.814 | 0.021 | 0.010 | 2.059 | 0.040 |
| Working history in smelter (1: No, 2: Yes) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.066 | 0.947 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 5.891 | < 0.001 |
| Distance from the smelter, km | -0.014 | 0.005 | -2.867 | 0.004 | -0.034 | 0.004 | -8.971 | < 0.001 |