Table 1 |
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Characteristics of the 57 participating women |
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Background variable |
Mean |
Median |
Range |
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Age (y) |
37 |
38 |
20-50 |
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Body weight (kg) |
62 |
61 |
47-82 |
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Body Mass Index (kg/m2) |
22 |
22 |
19-30 |
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Energy intake (kcal/day) |
1843 |
1790 |
1080-3276 |
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Cadmium intake (μg/day)* |
13 |
11 |
5-38 |
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Urinary creatinine (g/L urine) |
0.70 |
0.65 |
0.14-1.64 |
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Urinary cadmium excretion (μg/g creatinine) |
0.18 |
0.15 |
0.02-0.59 |
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Blood cadmium (μg/L) |
0.27 |
0.23 |
0.09-0.96 |
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Model-predicted urinary cadmium excretion (μg/g creatinine) |
0.19 |
0.16 |
0.03-0.76 |
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Serum ferritin (μg/L) |
29 |
18 |
3-124 |
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* based on duplicate portions during 4 consecutive days |
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Julin et al. Environmental Health 2011 10:105 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-10-105 |
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