Table 3:
Comparison of potential exposures between cases and controls.
| Variable of Interest | Cases | Controls | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency eat uncooked cassava | Often 1 Sometimes 16 Never 7 |
Often 1 Sometimes 11 Never 4 |
0.733 |
| Frequency eat uncooked cassava binary | Yes 17 No 7 |
Yes 12 No 4 |
0.963 |
| Attend Boarding School | Boarding 11 Local 8 |
Boarding 7 Local 6 |
0.667 |
| ESR | 12.7(±12.2) | 10.5(±8.8) | 0.559 |
| CRP | 2.7(±3.6) | 3.0(±5.6) | 0.705 |
| Ever fumigated | Yes 11 No 18 |
Yes 8 No 10 |
0.545 |
| Burn Trash | Yes 14 No 15 |
Yes 6 No 12 |
0.214 |
| Mn | 6.4(±4.5) | 3.4(±1.9) | 0.029 |
| Fe | 76.7(±41.6) | 54.8(±26.1) | 0.077 |
| Hg | 0.12(±0.11) | 0.07(±0.07) | 0.147 |
| Al | 70.2(±44.4) | 48.3(±24.0) | 0.298 |
| V | 0.10(±0.08) | 0.08(±0.05) | 0.523 |
| Cr | 0.77(±0.85) | 0.65(±0.58) | 0.605 |
| Co | 0.08(±0.03) | 0.05(±0.03) | 0.029 |
| Ni | 5.7(±10.1) | 5.7(±4.9) | 0.998 |
| Cu | 4.7(±7.1) | 3.4(±0.8) | 0.567 |
| Zn | 91.4(±18.0) | 86.7(±15.2) | 0.385 |
| As | 0.07(±0.05) | 0.08(±0.06) | 0.571 |
| Se | 0.94(±0.23) | 0.95(±0.22) | 0.919 |
| Mo | 0.03(±0.02) | 0.03(±0.03) | 0.933 |
| Cd | 0.02(±0.02) | 0.03(±0.06) | 0.697 |
| Sn | 0.35(±0.6) | 0.10(±0.10) | 0.054 |
| Sb | 0.07(±0.09) | 0.10(±0.18) | 0.392 |
| Pb | 0.76(±0.86) | 0.45(±0.70) | 0.261 |
| U | 0.05(±0.15) | 0.23(±0.35) | 0.061 |
Two defined cases and two controls were missing toenail metal data. Data were analyzed using logistic regression with cases or controls as the response variable.