Characteristic | All women (n = 543) | Subset (n = 147) | p value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | n | Mean ± SD | n | Mean ± SD | |
Age (years) | 542 | 34.9 ± 11.3 | 147 | 25.5 ± 5.0 | <0.001 |
Median ± IQR | Median ± IQR | ||||
Water As (μg/L) | 526 | 32.9 ± 269.4 | 146 | 17.2 ± 120.4 | 0.02 |
Toenail As (μg/g) | 540 | 2.70 ± 6.97 | 145 | 2.12 ± 3.65 | 0.10 |
% | % | ||||
Skin Lesions | 0.80 | ||||
No | 272 | 50.18 | 72 | 48.98 | |
Yes | 270 | 49.82 | 75 | 51.02 | |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 0.70 | ||||
<18.5 | 158 | 29.10 | 44 | 29.93 | |
18.5–24.9 | 332 | 61.14 | 92 | 62.59 | |
≥25 | 53 | 9.76 | 11 | 7.48 | |
Marital Status | <0.001 | ||||
Not married | 72 | 13.33 | 37 | 25.17 | |
Ever married | 468 | 86.67 | 110 | 74.83 | |
Education | <0.001 | ||||
No formal education | 318 | 58.56 | 53 | 36.1 | |
Primary | 74 | 13.63 | 17 | 11.56 | |
Secondary and above | 150 | 27.62 | 77 | 52.38 | |
Chews betel nut | <0.001 | ||||
No | 385 | 71.2 | 131 | 89.7 | |
Yes | 156 | 28.8 | 15 | 10.3 | |
Water Arsenic | 0.16 | ||||
≤10 ug/L | 196 | 36.10 | 65 | 44.22 | |
10–50 ug/L | 130 | 23.94 | 34 | 23.13 | |
>50 ug/L | 217 | 39.96 | 48 | 32.65 | |
Hemoglobin (g/L) | 0.99 | ||||
Normal (Hb ≥120 g/L) | 443 | 81.58 | 120 | 81.63 | |
Anemia (Hb <120 g/L) | 100 | 18.42 | 27 | 18.37 |