Table 5 Regression coefficients for urinary levels of heavy metals and metalloids, and Log-Transformed red blood cell parameters, Mexico 2023.

From: Hemoglobin and mean platelet volume abnormalities in children exposed to heavy metals and metalloids in a pilot biomonitoring study

 

\(\beta \:\:\left( {95\% \:{\mathbf{CI}}} \right),\:p\)

R2 adjusted

Model 5 (MCH, pg)

0.157

Lead

0.006 (0.002 to 0.010), 0.001

 

Strontium

− 0.0002 (− 0.0010 to 0.0004), 0.505

 

Model 6 (MPV, fL)

0.127

Tellurium

0.55 (0.08 to 1.02), 0.023

 
  1. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MPV, mean platelet volume.
  2. Note: (1) Multiple linear regression models were used to compute the regression coefficients, CIs, and \(\:p\)-values; (2) The presented estimates for each model were adjusted for the metals included in each of them, as well as for age, sex, nutritional status (body mass index for age), and locality of residence; (3) The number of children included in Model 5 and 6 is 90 and 91, respectively.
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