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Residence characteristics of children by blood lead concentration |
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| Blood lead concentration (μg/L) |
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| <100 (N = 242) |
> = 100 (N = 39) |
Total (N = 281) |
P-value |
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| n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
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| Area of residence |
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| Beirut |
114 (47.1) |
24 (63.2) |
138 (49.3) |
0.13 |
| Suburbs of Beirut |
84 (34.7) |
11 (28.9) |
95 (33.9) |
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| Outside Beirut |
44 (18.2) |
3 (7.9) |
47 (16.8) |
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| Season |
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| Winter (01–03) |
59 (24.4) |
6 (15.4) |
65 (23.1) |
0.02 |
| Spring (04–06) |
59 (24.4) |
3 (7.7) |
62 (22.1) |
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| Summer (07–09) |
42 (17.4) |
9 (23.1) |
51 (18.1) |
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| Fall (10–12) |
82 (33.9) |
21 (53.8) |
103 (36.7) |
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| Age of building (years) |
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| <= 20 |
137 (60.6) |
16 (44.4) |
153 (58.4) |
0.07 |
| > 20 |
89 (39.4) |
20 (55.6) |
109 (41.6) |
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| Home last painted (years) |
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| <= 3 |
160 (67.2) |
21 (55.3) |
181 (65.6) |
0.15 |
| > 3 |
78 (32.8) |
17 (44.7) |
95 (34.4) |
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| Dustiness of home |
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| Very dusty |
85 (35.6) |
15 (38.5) |
100 (36.0) |
0.63 |
| Moderately dusty |
53 (22.2) |
6 (15.4) |
59 (21.2) |
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| Not/ a little dusty |
101 (42.3) |
18 (46.2) |
119 (42.8) |
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| Frequency of dusting |
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| Daily |
173 (73.3) |
24 (61.5) |
197 (71.6) |
0.13 |
| Not daily |
63 (26.7) |
15 (38.5) |
78 (28.4) |
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| Location of building |
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| Main road |
92 (38.5) |
17 (43.6) |
109 (39.2) |
0.55 |
| Side road |
147 (61.5) |
22 (56.4) |
169 (60.8) |
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| Industry in same building* |
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| Yes |
30 (12.9) |
9 (23.1) |
39 (14.3) |
0.09 |
| No |
203 (87.1) |
30 (76.9) |
233 (85.7) |
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| Traffic jam in area |
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| Always/often |
134 (56.1) |
29 (74.4) |
163 (58.6) |
0.03 |
| Rarely |
105 (43.9) |
10 (25.6) |
115 (41.4) |
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| Nearby construction works |
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| Yes |
140 (58.6) |
23 (59.0) |
163 (58.6) |
0.96 |
| No |
99 (41.4) |
16 (41.0) |
115 (41.4) |
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Note: Missing data in some variables. * Small industries, such as mechanics, furniture, or paint shop. | ||||
Nuwayhid et al. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source 2003 2:5 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-2-5 |
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