Comparisons of workers exposed to cadmium and hospital controls from the cross sectional study reported by Thun et al (1989)23 investigating kidney dysfunction in workers at a cadmium production plant
| Outcome | Exposed to Cd (n=45) | Hospital controls (n=32) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geometric mean | (SD) | Range | Geometric mean | (SD) | Range | p Value | ||
| β-2-microglobulin in urine (μg/g creatinine) | 470 | (4.4) | 98–107143 | 190 | (1.6) | 81–565 | 0.0001 | |
| Creatinine, serum (μg/dl) | 1.16 | (1.3) | 0.7–2.6 | 1.01 | (1.2) | (0.7–1.4) | 0.006 | |