Table 1:

Sample size and weighted characteristics of adult participants in NHANES 2011–2012

	ALL	MEN	WOMEN
n	3905	1998	1907
Men	50.08 (0.90)
Women	49.92 (0.90)
Blood Cadmium (μg/L), GM (SE)	0.33 (0.01)	0.30 (0.01)	0.37 (0.01)
Blood Lead (μg/dL), GM (SE)	1.09 (0.03)	1.29 (0.04)	0.93 (0.03)
Age (Years), GM (SE)	44.33 (0.98)	43.41 (0.96)	45.27 (1.05)
BMI (kg/m2), GM (SE)	28.16 (0.22)	28.05 (0.23)	28.28 (0.23)
Serum Cotinine (ng/mL), GM (SE)	0.23 (0.03)	0.40 (0.07)	0.14 (0.02)
Depression
Yes, % (SE)	9.38 (1.02)	7.30 (0.99)	11.46 (1.24)
No, % (SE)	90.62 (1.02)	92.70 (0.99)	88.54 (1.24)
Body Weight Status
Underweight/Normal weight, % (SE)	30.29 (1.76)	28.10 (1.62)	32.49 (2.05)
Overweight, % (SE)	33.60 (1.44)	37.47 (1.58)	29.73 (2.01)
Obese, % (SE)	36.11 (1.53)	34.43 (1.51)	37.79 (2.04)
Poverty Income Ratio
PIR (below or equal poverty line), % (SE)	16.25 (1.63)	15.61 (1.72)	16.90 (1.66)
PIR Above poverty line, % (SE)	83.75 (1.63)	84.39 (1.72)	83.10 (1.66)
Smoking Status
Current Smoker, % (SE)	19.78 (1.11)	23.17 (1.66)	16.39 (1.37)
Former Smoker, % (SE)	25.05 (1.48)	27.22 (1.76)	22.87 (2.13)
Never Smoked, % (SE)	55.17 (1.50)	49.61 (1.99)	60.74 (1.92)
Alcohol Consumption
No Alcohol, % (SE)	18.64 (0.98)	10.11 (0.91)	27.19 (1.64)
1–4 drinks per week, % (SE)	73.16 (1.26)	76.61 (1.90)	69.71 (1.48)
>4 drinks per week, % (SE)	8.20 (1.05)	13.29 (1.63)	3.10 (0.57)
Education Level
Less than High School, % (SE)	14.53 (1.79)	15.52 (1.86)	13.53 (1.84)
Completed High School, % (SE)	20.26 (1.58)	21.90 (1.99)	18.63 (1.52)
More than High School, % (SE)	65.21 (2.76)	62.58 (3.09)	67.84 (2.66)
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White, % (SE)	69.64 (3.74)	69.91 (3.78)	69.37 (3.81)
Non-Hispanic Black, % (SE)	10.26 (2.09)	8.93 (1.93)	11.59 (2.28)
Hispanic, % (SE)	13.12 (2.45)	13.89 (2.63)	12.34 (2.33)
Other, % (SE)	6.98 (1.01)	7.27 (1.05)	6.70 (1.05)