Table 1

Demographic data on the individuals included in the study.
Case #
 Gender
 Age (years)
 Smoking status a
 Alcohol abuse b
 Amalgam surfaces
 Transfusion c
1
 Male
 79
 CS
 Y
 0
 Y
2
 Female
 78
 N/A
 N
 6
 N
3
 Male
 65
 CS
 N
 4
 Y
4
 Male
 73
 NS
 N
 0
 Y
5
 Male
 71
 CS
 N
 5
 Y
6
 Male
 48
 N/A
 N
 43
 N
7
 Male
 67
 FS
 N
 1
 N
8
 Male
 63
 FS
 N
 43
 N
9
 Male
 61
 N/A
 N
 13
 N
10
 Female
 78
 CS
 N
 11
 N
11
 Male
 71
 CS
 Y
 0
 Y
12
 Male
 90
 NS
 N
 0
 N
13
 Female
 70
 FS
 N
 0
 N
14
 Male
 78
 N/A
 N
 0
 N
15
 Male
 71
 CS
 N
 2
 Y
16
 Female
 63
 CS
 N
 24
 Y
17
 Female
 49
 NS
 N
 42
 N
18
 Male
 49
 CS
 N
 29
 Y
19
 Male
 71
 FS
 N
 11
 Y
20
 Male
 65
 N/A
 N
 12
 Y
21
 Male
 79
 CS
 N
 0
 N
22
 Male
 47
 CS
 N
 0
 N
23
 Female
 62
 FS
 N
 5
 N
24
 Female
 54
 N/A
 N
 50
 N
25
 Female
 78
 FS
 N
 0
 N
26
 Female
 64
 N/A
 N
 24
 N
27
 Female
 56
 NS
 N
 24
 N
28 d
 Female
 91
 NS
 N
 13
 N
29
 Female
 83
 N/A
 N
 0
 N
30
 Female
 68
 N/A
 N
 34
 N

a) CS: Current smoker; FS: Former smoker; NS: Non smoker; N/A: Data not available

b) As noted in the hospital record (Yes/No)

c) Blood transfusion the last three months as noted in the hospital record (Yes/No)

d) Previous occupational exposure to mercury (retired dental nurse)

Björkman et al. Environmental Health 2007 6:30   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-6-30

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