Table 3. Urinary Cadmium concentrations by sex, smoking, and source of rice (μg/g creatinine).
Characteristics | Number | GMa | GSDb | Range |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Male | 75 | 1.25 | 2.08 | 0.13–4.68 |
Female | 123 | 1.27 | 2.30 | 0.06-13.07 |
Non-smokers | ||||
Male | 25 | 1.16 | 2.02 | 0.31–3.72 |
Female | 119 | 1.26 | 2.31 | 0.06–13.07 |
Smokers | ||||
Male | 50 | 1.29 | 2.12 | 0.13–4.68 |
Female | 4 | 1.56 | 1.98 | 0.63–2.80 |
Source of rice | ||||
Market | 60 | 1.21 | 2.00 | 0.15–4.66 |
Home-grown | 122 | 1.30 | 2.21 | 0.06–13.07 |
Both | 10 | 0.78 | 3.51 | 0.13–7.22 |
aGeometric mean.
bGeometric standard deviation.