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Table 2 Correlation of BLL with social risk factors of lead exposure

From: Environmental injustice and childhood lead exposure in peri-urban (ger) areas of Darkhan and Erdenet, Mongolia

Correlation of child demographics with BLL

Variables

Gender

Age

Weight

Height

#Children in household

BLL

Spearman’s Correlation

− 0.206

− 0.034

− 0.003

− 0.086

0.054

p-value

0.0001

0.537

0.969

0.126

0.347

N

334

335

335

334

309

Correlation of child health and risk behavior with BLL

Variables

Playing outside within 100 m

Suck fingers

Mouth toys

Child has sickness

Use herbal remedies

Type of school attended

Missed school days

Child’s general health

BLL

Spearman’s Correlation

−0.045

−0.009

−0.098

− 0.022

0.169

0.124

0.210

−0.065

p-value

0.406

0.877

0.074

0.685

0.004

0.032

0.026

0.243

N

329

332

330

332

296

302

124

318

Correlation of parental risk behaviors with BLL

Variables

Use of Glazed items

Lead related job or hobbies

Parental smoking

Any smoker in the home

BLL

Spearman’s Correlation

−0.003

 

−0.012

 

−0.104

 

0.039

 

P-value

0.985

 

0.573

 

0.058

 

0.591

 

N

325

 

321

 

332

 

192

 

Correlation of socio-demographics of parents with BLL

Variables

Gender

Age

Marital status

Education level

BMI

BLL

Spearman’s Correlation

−0.022

0.017

0.002

 

−0.236

 

0.057

 

P-value

0.694

0.771

0.971

 

< 0.0001

 

0.347

 

N

328

300

330

 

332

 

275