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Table 6 Blood levels and anthropometric measures of children at Time II (N = 204)

From: A comparison of arsenic exposure in young children and home water arsenic in two rural West Texas communities

 

Time II

Variable

Community 1

Community 2

Total

N

87

117

204

Anthropometric n

(%)

87/87

(100%)

115/117

(98%)

202/204

(99%)

Height (in) M (SD)

Range

51.48 (± 5.27)

39.02–63.70

51.43 (± 5.38)

37.32–62.36

51.45 (± 5.32)

37.32–63.70

Weight (lbs) M (SD)

Range

70.58 (± 25.26)

28.20–114.6

72.19 (± 28.76)

29.80–180.40

71.50 (± 27.25)

28.20–180.40

BMIa n (%)

85/87

(98%)

115/117

(98%)

200/204

(98%)

Underweight (< 5th %ile)

6%

3%

5%

Normal (5th–85th %ile)

67%

61%

64%

Overweight or Obese (≥ 85th %ile)

27%

36%

32%

Obese (≥ 95th %ile)

15%

20%

18%

Heavy Metal (μg/dL)

   

As M (SD)

Range

0.34 (± 0.18)

0.03–1.21

0.47 (± 0.28)

0.05–2.07

0.43 (± 0.25)

0.03–2.07

Pb M (SD)

Range

0.85 (± 0.65)

0.20–3.93

0.94 (± 0.56)

0.02–4.17

0.90 (± 060)

0.02–4.17

Cd M (SD)

Range

0.04 (± 0.04)

0.00–0.32

0.05 (± 0.05)

0.00–0.25

0.05 (± − 0.05)

0.00–0.32

  1. a Based on age and sex norms