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. 2018 Feb;108(2):270–276. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.304115

TABLE 3—

Adjusted Odds Ratios by Strata of House Age (Percentiles) in the Association Between Lead Levels and Intestinal Infestation Among Refugee Children: Kentucky, 2012–2016

BLL
No. < 5 µg/dL ≥ 5 µg/dL Adjusted ORa (95% CI)
≤ 25th percentile
Intestinal infestation
 No (Ref) 179 162 17 1 (Ref)
 Yes 99 92 7 0.77 (0.28, 1.91)
Total 278
> 25th to 50th percentile
Intestinal infestation
 No (Ref) 186 169 17 1 (Ref)
 Yes 86 74 12 2.23 (0.93, 5.33)
Total 272
> 50th to 75th percentile
Intestinal infestation
 No (Ref) 164 145 19 1 (Ref)
 Yes 102 90 12 0.93 (0.41, 2.09)
Total 266
> 75th percentile
Intestinal infestation
 No (Ref) 137 127 10 1 (Ref)
 Yes 130 99 31 4.63 (2.11, 11.00)
Total 267

Note. BLL = blood lead level; CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio. P value for interaction term between house age and intestinal infestation is .003.

a

Adjusted by postadmission duration, region of birth, and gender.