Table 9.
Range of mean and 95th percentile acute dietary exposurea to nickel across European dietary surveys
| Age class | Number of dietary surveys | Range of mean acute exposure (μg/kg bw per day) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Maximum | ||
| Infants | 13 | 4.25 (4.06–4.45) | 9.17 (8.40–10.2) |
| Toddlers | 17 | 7.77 (7.51–8.06) | 14.6 (12.6–16.7) |
| Other children | 21 | 5.42 (5.17–5.67) | 10.5 (9.91–11.1) |
| Adolescents | 23 | 2.81 (2.61–3.03) | 7.08 (6.75–7.47) |
| Adults | 25 | 2.21 (2.03–2.48) | 4.69 (4.57–4.83) |
| Elderly | 22 | 1.89 (1.75–2.07) | 4.28 (4.07–4.52) |
| Very elderly | 17 | 2.31 (2.15–2.51) | 4.30 (4.12–4.48) |
| Range of 95th percentile acute exposure (μg/kg bw per day) | |||
| Minimum | Maximum | ||
| Infants | 13 | 12.0 (10.8–13.3) | 32.4 (28.0–38.0) |
| Toddlers | 17 | 18.1 (16.9–19.5) | 40.8 (30.6–54.1) |
| Other children | 21 | 15.1 (13.8–16.5) | 28.0 (25.8–30.4) |
| Adolescents | 23 | 8.26 (7.15–9.48) | 18.1 (15.5–20.9) |
| Adults | 25 | 6.04 (5.15–7.15) | 11.6 (10.9–12.3) |
| Elderly | 22 | 5.35 (4.54–6.40) | 11.8 (10.8–12.9) |
| Very elderly | 17 | 5.57 (4.95–6.30) | 12.0 (11.1–13.0) |
bw: body weight.
a
With their corresponding confidence intervals (2.5th and 97.5th percentiles).