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Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted coefficients between explanatory variables and Log BLC, (n = 207)

From: ’As safe as houses; the risk of childhood lead exposure from housing in England and implications for public health’

Variable

Number

Percent

Unadjusted

Coefficient (95%CI)

P value (Wald test)

Adjusted Coefficient (95%CI)

P value (Wald test)

Reporting route

241

  

 < 0.001

 

0.029

 SAS lab

192

72

reference

 

reference

 

 Other lab

13

5

-0.16 (-0.49, 0.17)

 

-0.15 (-0.52, 0.23)

 

 HPT

56

21

-0.40 (-0.23, -0.06)

 

-0.36 (-0.60, -0.13)

 

 missing

5

2

    

Housing age of case (from OS data)

230

  

0.056

  

 Pre 1976

208

78

0.28 (-0.01, 0.57)

 

0.32 (0.02, 0.63)

 

 Post 1976

22

8

reference

 

reference

 

 missing

36

14

    

Housing type

266

  

0.861

  

 Self contained flat

31

12

reference

 

reference

 

 Terrace

124

47

-0.01 (-0.26, 0.24)

 

-0.09 (-0.38, 0.19)

 

 Semi-detached

63

24

-0.04 (-0.31, 0.24)

 

-0.09 (-0.40, 0.21)

 

 detached

18

7

0.10 (-0.26,0.47)

 

0.12 (-0.28, 0.51)

 

 HMO

2

 < 1

-0.30 (-1.19, 0.58)

 

-0.30 (-1.20, 0.59)

 

 other

7

3

0.23 (-0.36, 0.81)

 

0.20 (-0.76, 0.03)

 

 missing

21

8

    
  1. Description: (percentages subject to rounding). Mutliple variable analysis (MVA) of association between Blood Lead Concentration (BLC) and explanatory variables (p < 0.05 shown in bold)