Table 5 |
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Predictive models for blood mercury, lead and cadmium concentrations, 2004 |
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Model |
Beta |
Partial R2 |
P value |
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Mercury (log values) (R2= 0.27, p < 0.0001) |
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Consumption of marine mammal meat1 |
0.07 |
0.04 |
< 0.0001 |
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Consumption of marine mammal kidneys and liver: Consumers |
0.23 |
0.01 |
0.003 |
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Age (years) |
0.03 |
0.20 |
< 0.0001 |
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Gender: Men |
- 0.24 |
0.02 |
0.001 |
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Region of residence : Hudson Bay |
0.24 |
0.02 |
0.001 |
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Lead (log values) (R2 = 0.25, p < 0.0001) |
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Consumption of game birds1 |
0.001 |
0.01 |
0.002 |
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Consumption of marine mammal kidneys and liver: Consumers |
0.11 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
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Age (years) |
0.02 |
0.20 |
< 0.0001 |
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Gender: Men |
0.28 |
0.04 |
< 0.0001 |
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Smoking status : Smoker |
0.21 |
0.04 |
< 0.0001 |
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Cadmium (Log values) (R2 = 0.73, p < 0.0001) |
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Smoking status : Smoker |
1.99 |
0.56 |
< 0.0001 |
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Ex-smoker |
0.23 |
0.01 |
0.004 |
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Region of residence : Hudson Bay |
0.10 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
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BMI (kg/m2) |
- 0.01 |
0.02 |
< 0.0001 |
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1 Grams per day, annual basis |
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Fontaine et al. Environmental Health 2008 7:25 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-25 |
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