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Occup Environ Med 57:465-471 doi:10.1136/oem.57.7.465
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109Cd K x ray fluorescence measurements of tibial lead content in young adults exposed to lead in early childhood

Table 6

Results of the regression of blood lead versus bone lead for subgroups of exposed subjects

Slope (μg/dl/(μg Pb/
g bone mineral))
Intercept (μg/dl) r2 n p Value
Men 0.126 (0.022) 3.33 (0.25) 0.72 14 p<0.001
Women 0.052 (0.011) 1.60 (0.12) 0.69 12 p<0.001
Parous women 0.055 (0.012) 1.70 (0.14) 0.67 12 0.005>p>0.001

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