Table 1.
Sample characteristics [(%) or mean ± SD]. Follow-up of participants in the Yugoslavia Study of Lead Exposure and Child Development.
| Variable | Prishtina (N = 21) | Mitrovica (N = 80) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Mean age | 24.9 + 0.49 | 24.8 + 0.48 | 0.49 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| % Albanian | 95.2 | 68.7 | 0.01 |
| % Serbian + other | 4.8 | 31.2 | |
| Sex | |||
| % Male | 47.6 | 46.2 | 0.91 |
| % Female | 52.4 | 53.7 | |
| Education | |||
| % High school or less | 19.0 | 51.3 | 0.01 |
| % College or more | 80.9 | 48.7 | |
| Employment Status | |||
| % Employed | 76.2 | 47.4 | 0.02 |
| % Unemployed/searching | 23.8 | 52.5 | |
| Smoking status | |||
| % Current | 66.6 | 29.3 | 0.01 |
| % No | 33.3 | 70.7 | |
| Maternal Education | |||
| % High school or less | 85.7 | 93.7 | 0.22 |
| % College or more | 14.3 | 6.2 | |
| Mean BMI∗ | 23.0 ± 2.3 | 24.0 ± 4.5 | 0.15 |
| Mean height (m) | 1.7 ± 0.09 | 1.7 ± 0.09 | 0.55 |
| Mean concurrent BPb∗∗ (µg/dl) | 1.7 ± 0.7 | 4.9 ± 3.26 | <0.0001 |
| Mean concurrent Hgb∗∗∗ (g/dl) | 14.0 ± 1.7 | 13.6 ± 1.71 | 0.36 |
| Mean concurrent sVCAM-1# (ng/ml) | 659.1 ± 170.6 | 734.4 ± 241.2 | 0.20 |
| Mean concurrent sICAM-1∧ (ng/ml) | 202.4 + 79.6 | 220.9 + 53.7 | 0.35 |
∗Body mass index. ∗∗Blood lead. ∗∗∗Hemoglobin. #Soluble vascular adhesion molecules. ∧Soluble intercellular adhesion molecules.