Table 5.
Logistic regression analysis of blood lead levels above 10 (μg/dL) among children in Ban Thi and Tan Long Communes.
| Characteristics | Ban Thi-Bac Kan | Tan Long-Thai Nguyen | |||
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| OR (95% CI) | Adjust OR (95% CI)a | OR (95% CI) | Adjust OR (95% CI)b | ||
| Gender | Boys (vs. girls) | 2.34 (1.13-4.85)∗ | 2.44 (1.13–5.24)∗ | 1.18 (0.68–2.06) | |
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| Age | <6 (vs. 11-14) | 2.20 (0.65-7.44) | 2.16 (0.58-7.98) | 0.96 (0.45–2.03) | |
| 6-10 (vs. 11-14) | 0.97 (0.39-2.38) | 0.96 (0.37-2.50) | 0.88 (0.45–1.70) | ||
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| Ever using “thuốc cam” | Yes | 0.87 (0.23–3.31) | 1.15 (0.58–2.27) | ||
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| Hand washing before meals | Yes | 1.1 (0.42-2.9) | 0.93 (0.54-1.61) | ||
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| Housing type | Stilt house (vs. modern house) | 1.52 (0.73–3.18) | 1.25 (0.72–2.18) | ||
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| Play areas | Soil (vs. brick) | 2.18 (1.01-4.71)∗ | 2.3 (1.02-5.17)∗ | 0.99 (0.57-1.75) | |
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| Close proximity of house to the mine (≤2 km) | Yes | 1.01 (0.36-3.26) | 2.58 (1.45-4.58)∗∗ | 2.90 (1.54-5.44)∗∗ | |
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| Drinking water source | Not treated water (vs. treated water) | 1.07 (0.52-2.20) | 1.39 (0.80-2.42) | ||
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| Parent working at the mine | Yes (vs. no) | 0.65 (0.30-1.41) | 0.97 (0.45-2.11) | ||
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| Mother's highest degree | Primary school or less (vs. high school/college/university) | 1.94 (0.22-16.74) | 0.62 (0.18-2.09) | ||
| Middle school (vs. high school/college/university) | 1.27 (0.61-2.62) | 0.93 (0.53-1.64) | |||
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| Father's highest degree | Primary school or less (vs. high school/college/university) | 1.16 (0.23-5.80) | 1.18 (0.25-5.51) | ||
| Middle school (vs. high school/college/university) | 0.90 (0.43-1.88) | 0.88 (0.50-1.54) | |||
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| Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Parent Rating Scale | Inattentive (yes vs. no) | 0.60 (0.26-1.39) | 7.22 (3.22-15.82)∗∗ | 7.85 (3.49-17.69)∗∗ | |
| Hyperactive-impulsive (yes vs. no) | 0.64 (0.25-1.66) | 1.11 (0.33-3.78) | |||
| Conduct/oppositional defiant disorder (yes vs. no) | 0.23 (0.03-1.70) | 0.29 (0.03-2.33) | 0.9 (0.05-14.99) | ||
| Anxiety/depression (yes vs. no) | 0.43 (0.18-1.02) | 0.54 (0.21-1.38) | 1.31 (0.40-4.29) | ||
∗ p value < 0.05. ∗∗p value < 0.01. aMcFadden's pseudo R2 = 0.086. bMcFadden's pseudo R2 = 0.148.