Table 2 Geometric means and quartile of urinary metal concentrations in NHANES (n = 3324).
Urinary metals (μg/g Cr) | Low TOFAT | High TOFAT | P | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | GM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | ||
As | 0.079 |  < 0.038 | 0.038–0.065 | 0.065–0.141 |  > 0.141 | 0.064 |  < 0.033 | 0.033–0.053 | 0.053–0.105 |  > 0.105 |  < 0.001 |
Ba | 1.072 |  < 0.625 | 0.625–1.093 | 1.093–1.870 |  > 1.870 | 1.110 |  < 0.593 | 0.593–1.165 | 1.165–2.095 |  > 2.095 | 0.131 |
Cd | 0.155 |  < 0.081 | 0.081–0.143 | 0.143–0.296 |  > 0.296 | 0.166 |  < 0.089 | 0.089–0.163 | 0.163–0.297 |  > 0.297 | 0.013 |
Co | 0.369 |  < 0.242 | 0.242–0.350 | 0.350–0.522 |  > 0.522 | 0.388 |  < 0.242 | 0.242–0.3785 | 0.379–0.585 |  > 0.585 | 0.011 |
Cs | 4.056 |  < 2.859 | 2.859–3.9566 | 3.957–5.7013 |  > 5.701 | 4.008 |  < 2.941 | 2.941–3.900 | 3.900–5.371 |  > 5.371 | 0.440 |
Hg | 0.003 |  < 0.001 | 0.001–0.003 | 0.003–0.005 |  > 0.005 | 0.002 |  < 0.001 | 0.001–0.002 | 0.002–0.005 |  > 0.005 | 0.008 |
Mo | 35.509 |  < 24.095 | 24.095–35.750 | 35.750–52.706 |  > 52.706 | 34.297 |  < 23.300 | 23.300–34.454 | 34.454–50.190 |  > 50.190 | 0.066 |
Mn | 0.126 |  < 0.072 | 0.072–0.116 | 0.116–0.200 |  > 0.200 | 0.119 |  < 0.067 | 0.067–0.110 | 0.110–0.1972 |  > 0.197 | 0.087 |
Pb | 0.317 |  < 0.188 | 0.188–0.305 | 0.305–0.516 |  > 0.516 | 0.288 |  < 0.175 | 0.175–0.281 | 0.281–0.448 |  > 0.448 |  < 0.001 |
Sb | 0.051 |  < 0.031 | 0.031–0.047 | 0.047–0.073 |  > 0.072 | 0.050 |  < 0.031 | 0.031–0.046 | 0.046–0.071 |  > 0.071 | 0.521 |
Sn | 0.400 |  < 0.208 | 0.208–0.368 | 0.368–0.693 |  > 0.693 | 0.483 |  < 0.244 | 0.244–0.427 | 0.427–0.859 |  > 0.859 |  < 0.001 |
Tl | 0.162 |  < 0.110 | 0.110–0.158 | 0.158–0.228 |  > 0.228 | 0.159 |  < 0.113 | 0.113–0.157 | 0.157–0.224 |  > 0.224 | 0.899 |
Tu | 0.064 |  < 0.036 | 0.036–0.061 | 0.061–0.106 |  > 0.106 | 0.063 |  < 0.035 | 0.035–0.059 | 0.059–0.105 |  > 0.105 | 0.449 |
