|  | BLL cutoff (μg/dL) |  | ||||
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N | <  5 N (%) | ≥ 5 to < 10 N (%) | ≥ 10 to ≤ 20 N (%) | >  20 N (%) | P-value | ||
Overall Sample | 1388 | 672 (48.4) | 537 (38.7) | 142 (10.2) | 37 (2.7) | Â | |
Governorate | Hawally | 231 | 207 (89.6) | 14 (6.1) | 7 (3.0) | 3 (1.3) | < 0.001 |
Farwaniya | 230 | 178 (77.4) | 43 (18.7) | 5 (2.2) | 4 (1.7) | ||
Al-Jahra | 240 | 108 (45.0) | 115 (47.9) | 16 (6.7) | 1 (.4) | ||
Al-Asima | 187 | 40 (21.4) | 95 (50.8) | 49 (26.2) | 3 (1.6) | ||
Al-Ahmadi | 350 | 92 (26.3) | 203 (58.0) | 43 (12.3) | 12 (3.4) | ||
Mubarak Al-Kabeer | 147 | 47 (32.0) | 64 (43.5) | 22 (15.0) | 14 (9.5) | ||
Sex | Male | 674 | 357 (53.0) | 232 (34.4) | 71 (10.5) | 14 (2.1) | 0.004 |
Female | 714 | 315 (44.1) | 305 (42.7) | 71 (9.9) | 23 (3.2) | ||
Nationality | Kuwaiti | 1064 | 532 (50.0) | 401 (37.7) | 104 (9.8) | 27 (2.5) | 0.19 |
Non-Kuwaiti | 324 | 140 (43.2) | 136 (42.0) | 38 (11.7) | 10 (3.1) | ||
Age | 10 to < 12 years | 499 | 229 (44.5) | 209 (40.7) | 60 (11.7) | 16 (3.1) | 0.008 |
12 to < 13 years | 428 | 222 (51.6) | 174 (40.5) | 27 (6.3) | 7 (1.6) | ||
13+ years | 434 | 221 (49.8) | 154 (34.7) | 55 (12.4) | 14 (3.2) | ||
Weight status | Normal weight | 606 | 279 (46.0) | 238 (39.3) | 73 (12.0) | 16 (2.6) | 0.56 |
Overweight | 314 | 158 (50.3) | 119 (37.9) | 28 (8.9) | 9 (2.9) | ||
Obese | 468 | 235 (50.3) | 180 (38.5) | 41 (8.8) | 12 (2.6) | ||
Anemia status | Anemic | 108 | 47 (42.3) | 46 (41.4) | 16 (14.4) | 2 (1.8) | 0.31 |
Non-anemic | 1253 | 625 (49.0) | 490 (38.4) | 126 (9.9) | 35 (2.7) | ||
Passive smoking | Yes | 478 | 235 (49.0) | 188 (39.2) | 49 (10.2) | 8 (1.7) | 0.38 |
No | 883 | 424 (47.9) | 341 (38.5) | 91 (10.3) | 29 (3.3) |