TABLE 1—
Characteristic | No. of Patients | BLL, Mean (SD) | No. of Patients With BLLs ≥ 5 µg/dL (%) |
Total | 4693 | 2.07 (1.13) | 109 (2.32) |
Housing type | |||
Private (non-NYCHA) | 3881 | 2.10 (1.19) | 107 (2.76) |
Public (NYCHA) | 812 | 1.92 (0.76) | 2 (0.25) |
Gender | |||
Male | 2344 | 2.08 (1.01) | 57 (2.43) |
Female | 2349 | 2.06 (1.23) | 52 (2.21) |
Age, y | |||
< 6 | 3858 | 2.09 (1.12) | 93 (2.41) |
6–12 | 511 | 2.13 (1.26) | 13 (2.54) |
13–18 | 324 | 1.71 (0.91) | 3 (0.93) |
Race/ethnicity | |||
Non-Hispanic Black | 1686 | 2.14 (1.25) | 53 (3.14) |
Hispanic non-Black | 2137 | 2.00 (0.99) | 33 (1.54) |
Hispanic Black | 249 | 2.03 (0.98) | 4 (1.61) |
Non-Hispanic non-Black | 621 | 2.15 (1.29) | 19 (3.06) |
Note. BLL = blood lead level; NYCHA = New York City Housing Authority.