Table 4.
Mitigation options and total urinary arsenic levels one year after nutritional trial ended. Mitigation action analysis excludes 17 participants only “sometimes” using their filter.
Still using filter? | n | Revisit uAs Median (μg/L) | Revisit uAs Range (μg/L) | Revisit vs Baseline | Revisit vs Week 24 | ||
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Percent change in uAs | p-value | Percent change in uAs | p-value | ||||
Yes, always | 12 | 65 | 19–302 | −40% | 0.0367 | −52% | 0.0092 |
Yes, sometimes | 17 | 75 | 7–518 | −38% | 0.1181 | −14% | 0.6580 |
No | 566 | 98 | 5–1429 | −28% | <.0001 | −27% | <.0001 |
Mitigation action | |||||||
Switched to low-As well | 10 | 63 | 6–87 | −66% | 0.0151 | −69% | 0.0057 |
Always uses filter | 12 | 65 | 19–302 | −40% | 0.0367 | −52% | 0.0092 |
No action | 556 | 102 | 5–1429 | −20% | <.0001 | −25% | <.0001 |