Table 2 Anthropometrics and heavy metal blood levels of children at Time I, N = 252

n

102

150

252

Height (in) M (SD)

Range

50.37 (± 5.34)

38.39–62.24

49.86 (± 5.53)

36.89–61.22

50.07 (± 5.45)

36.89–62.24

Weight (lbs) M (SD)

Range

66.77 (± 24.76)

26.40–146.00

66.89 (± 26.89)

29.40–153.60

66.84 (± 25.99)

26.40–153.60

BMI^a n (%)

99/102 (97%)

149/150 (99%)

251/252 (99%)

Underweight (< 5th %ile)

5.1%

2.7%

3.6%

Normal (5th–85th %ile)

65.7%

62.4%

62.2%

Overweight or Obese (≥ 85th %ile)

29.3%

36.2%

33.1%

Obese (≥ 95th %ile)

16.2%

22.1%

19.5%

Heavy metal (μg/dL)

 As M (SD)

 Range

0.89 (± 0.57)

0.09–2.61

1.03 (± 0.38)

0.42–2.52

0.97 (± 0.47)

0.09–2.61

 Pb M (SD)

 Range

0.84 (± 0.96)

0.00–5.29

1.03 (± 0.79)

0.12–4.39

0.95 (± 0.87)

0.00–5.29

 Cd M (SD)

 Range

0.05 (± 0.05)

0.00–0.32

0.07 (± 0.08)

0.00–0.49

0.07 (± 0.07)

0.00–0.49