Relationship between risk factors for infertility in women and lead, cadmium, and arsenic blood levels: a cross-sectional study from Taiwan

Table 2 Blood Pb levels distribution among women with infertile or pregnancy and dichotomized by Chinese herbal medicine use

Chinese herbal medicine use	Infertile women		Pregnant women		p value
	Median	Q1 - Q3	Median	Q1 - Q3
No (<1 time/month)	14.83	11.34–18.44	11.49	7.78–14.91	<0.01
No (<1 time/month)	(n = 136)	11.34–18.44	(n = 39)	7.78–14.91	<0.01
Yes (≥1 time/month)	16.61	11.94–22.10	14.00	9.96–17.56	<0.05
Yes (≥1 time/month)	(n = 163)	11.94–22.10	(n = 18)	9.96–17.56	<0.05

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