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. 2022 Dec 6;21:131. doi: 10.1186/s12944-022-01743-6

Table 3.

Binary logistic regression analysis of plasma heavy metals

OR(95%CI)
Variable n Total Male Female
As (µg/L)
  Q1 (≤ 0.92) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
  Q2 (0.92–1.20) 888 1.13 (0.89,1.42) 1.22 (0.81,1.82) 1.11 (0.82,1.49)
  Q3 (1.20–1.97) 886 1.13 (0.92,1.39) 1.20 (0.85,1.71) 1.12 (0.86,1.46)
  Q4 ( > 1.97) 888 1.11 (0.91,1.37) 1.10 (0.78,1.55) 1.10 (0.85,1.43)
  P value for trend 882 0.64 0.72 0.85
Fe (µg/L)
  Q1 (≤ 821.05) 886 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
  Q2 (821.05-1074.72) 886 0.86 (0.69,1.06) 0.81 (0.56,1.18) 0.89 (0.68,1.18)
  Q3 (1074.72-1352.38) 886 0.88 (0.72,1.08) 0.86 (0.62,1.19) 0.90 (0.68,1.19)
  Q4 ( > 1352.38) 886 1.13 (0.92,1.38) 1.16 (0.86,1.56) 1.14 (0.86,1.51)
  P value for trend 0.03 0.23 0.20
Zn (µg/L) 886
  Q1 (≤ 764.59) 886 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
  Q2 (764.59-1062.05) 886 1.19 (0.92,1.53) 1.05 (0.68,1.63) 1.50 (1.08,2.08)
  Q3 (1062.05-4401.42) 886 1.47 (1.16,1.87) 1.28 (0.86,1.89) 1.75 (1.28,2.38)
  Q4 ( > 4401.42) 1.30 (1.03,1.63) 1.36 (0.93,2.00) 1.40 (1.04,1.89)
  P value for trend 886 0.01 0.28 0.01
Cr (µg/L) 886
  Q1 (≤ 1.90) 886 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
  Q2 (1.90-3.00) 886 0.79 (0.64,0.98) 0.75 (0.52,1.08) 0.83 (0.64,1.08)
  Q3 (3.00-4.08) 0.90 (0.73,1.11) 0.99 (0.70,1.40) 0.83 (0.63,1.08)
  Q4 ( > 4.08) 886 0.85 (0.69,1.06) 0.71 (0.50,1.00) 0.97 (0.73,1.28)
  P value for trend 886 0.18 0.09 0.35
Sr (µg/L) 887
  Q1 (≤ 21.30) 885 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
  Q2 (21.30-26.82) 1.12 (8.91,0.40) 1.29 (0.89,1.86) 1.02 (0.76,1.36)
  Q3 (26.82–33.35) 886 0.93 (0.75,1.15) 0.82 (0.58,1.17) 1.00 (0.76,1.33)
  Q4 ( > 33.35) 886 0.91 (0.74,1.12) 0.85 (0.61,1.18) 0.96 (0.73,1.27)
  P value for trend 886 0.17 0.05 0.98
Cd (µg/L) 886
Q1 (≤ 0.13) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
  Q2 (0.13–0.19) 886 0.96 (0.76,1.21) 0.98 (0.67,1.45) 0.93 (0.69,1.27)
  Q3 (0.19–0.28) 886 1.00 (0.81,1.23) 0.96 (0.68,1.36) 1.03 (0.78,1.35)
  Q4 ( > 0.28) 886 0.82 (0.66,1.00) 0.73 (0.51,1.03) 0.90 (0.69,1.18)
  P value for trend 886 0.18 0.27 0.73
Pb (µg/L)
  Q1 (≤ 3.31) 886 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
  Q2 (3.31–5.18) 886 0.95 (0.75,1.21) 0.85 (0.57,1.29) 0.99 (0.73,1.34)
  Q3 (5.18–8.64) 886 0.99 (0.80,1.23) 0.82 (0.58,1.17) 1.06 (0.80,1.40)
  Q4 ( > 8.64) 886 0.92 (0.75,1.13) 0.82 (0.59,1.14) 1.00 (0.76,1.32)
  P value for trend 0.85 0.61 0.95

Take Q1 as a reference

aAdjusted for sex, age, ethnicity, education, smoking, drinking, BMI, hypertension, hyperglycemia

bStratified by sex, adjusted for age, ethnicity, education, smoking, drinking, BMI, hypertension, hyperglycemia