Table 7.
Clinical characteristics of Munduruku adults ≥ 12 years old, including height (cm), weight (kg), SBP and DBP (mmHg), glucose level (mg/dL), and hemoglobin level (g/dL), according to mercury exposure (<6.0 µg/g x ≥ 6.0 µg/g), Sawré Muybu Indigenous Land, Pará, Amazon, Brazil, 2019.
| Clinical Characteristics | Hg Detected | Participants | Mean | SD # | SE † | F-Test | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height (cm) | <6.0 µg/g | 37 | 150.6 | 6.7916 | 1.1165 | 0.065 | 0.799 |
| ≥6.0 µg/g | 76 | 151.2 | 7.2156 | 0.8277 | |||
| Weight (kg) | <6.0 µg/g | 37 | 53.7 | 9.5022 | 1.5621 | 1.189 | 0.278 |
| ≥6.0 µg/g | 77 | 52.8 | 9.7792 | 1.1144 | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | <6.0 µg/g | 37 | 23.6 | 3.38 | 0.5557 | 1.936 | 0.167 |
| ≥6.0 µg/g | 76 | 23.1 | 3.6339 | 0.4168 | |||
| SBP * (mmHg) | <6.0 µg/g | 38 | 110.5 | 9.42 | 1.528 | 4.157 | 0.044 |
| ≥6.0 µg/g | 77 | 113.2 | 15.557 | 1.773 | |||
| DBP ** (mmHg) | <6.0 µg/g | 38 | 67.8 | 7.577 | 1.229 | 4.363 | 0.039 |
| ≥6.0 µg/g | 77 | 69.3 | 11.225 | 1.279 | |||
| Glucose level (mg/dL) | <6.0 µg/g | 10 | 115.2 | 16.858 | 5.331 | 0.075 | 0.786 |
| ≥6.0 µg/g | 26 | 115.4 | 19.438 | 3.812 | |||
| Hemoglobin level (g/dL) | <6.0 µg/g | 38 | 13.8 | 1.2437 | 0.2018 | 0.175 | 0.677 |
| ≥6.0 µg/g | 77 | 13.8 | 1.3299 | 0.1516 |
* Systolic Blood Pressure; ** Diastolic Blood Pressure; # Standard Deviation; † Standard Error.