The number, mean, and related standard deviation (SD) for mercury (Hg) concentrations by selected characteristics for dentate women aged 16–49 years: United States, 1999–2000
| Characteristic | n | Total blood Hg‡ | n | Urine Hg§ | Creatinine adjusted Hg¶ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arithmetic Mean (SD) | Geometric Mean (SD) | Arithmetic Mean (SD) | Geometric Mean (SD) | Arithmetic Mean (SD) | Geometric Mean (SD) | |||
| Corrected Standard Deviation (SD) presented. | ||||||||
| Urine Hg and creatinine adjusted values, n = 1626. | ||||||||
| Total Hg in blood, n = 1566. | ||||||||
| *Information for Education and Alcohol available only on 20–49 year olds. | ||||||||
| †A smoker is defined as having a cotinine level of 10 ng/ml or higher. | ||||||||
| ‡Total mercury in blood (μg/l). | ||||||||
| §Urine mercury (μg/l). | ||||||||
| ¶Creatinine corrected urine (μg/g). | ||||||||
| Total | 1566 | 2.02 (3.03) | 1.04 (1.15) | 1626 | 1.34 (1.77) | 0.72 (1.14) | 1.10 (1.13) | 0.71 (0.96) |
| Age | ||||||||
| 35–49 years | 481 | 2.29 (3.36) | 1.26 (1.10) | 499 | 1.36 (1.76) | 0.75 (1.13) | 1.25 (1.16) | 0.87 (0.91) |
| 20–34 years | 602 | 1.94 (2.83) | 0.96 (1.17) | 627 | 1.35 (1.76) | 0.73 (1.14) | 1.00 (1.08) | 0.64 (0.95) |
| 16–19 years | 483 | 1.15 (2.05) | 0.60 (1.00) | 500 | 1.18 (1.86) | 0.61 (1.13) | 0.83 (1.18) | 0.46 (1.04) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic black | 323 | 2.16 (2.58) | 1.32 (1.03) | 339 | 1.94 (2.50) | 1.03 (1.16) | 1.12 (1.51) | 0.65 (1.03) |
| Mexican American | 537 | 1.29 (1.70) | 0.81 (0.96) | 553 | 1.47 (2.22) | 0.71 (1.21) | 1.14 (1.42) | 0.66 (1.05) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 529 | 1.89 (2.60) | 0.99 (1.14) | 551 | 1.20 (1.42) | 0.68 (1.10) | 1.08 (1.02) | 0.72 (0.95) |
| Pregnant | ||||||||
| Yes | 269 | 1.78 (2.34) | 0.93 (1.18) | 280 | 1.28 (1.52) | 0.77 (1.05) | 1.20 (1.09) | 0.79 (0.97) |
| No | 1295 | 2.04 (3.08) | 1.05 (1.15) | 1344 | 1.34 (1.79) | 0.72 (1.14) | 1.09 (1.14) | 0.71 (0.96) |
| Education* | ||||||||
| Did not complete high school | 294 | 2.05 (3.06) | 1.03 (1.13) | 306 | 1.50 (2.36) | 0.69 (1.24) | 1.08 (1.54) | 0.61 (1.04) |
| Completed high school | 249 | 1.49 (1.80) | 0.88 (1.04) | 261 | 1.21 (1.53) | 0.66 (1.13) | 1.02 (1.00) | 0.67 (0.97) |
| Some college | 537 | 2.39 (3.51) | 1.23 (1.17) | 556 | 1.37 (1.66) | 0.78 (1.11) | 1.19 (1.03) | 0.83 (0.89) |
| Cotinine smoking status† | ||||||||
| Smoker | 288 | 1.56 (3.49) | 0.81 (1.04) | 288 | 0.98 (1.31) | 0.56 (1.06) | 0.83 (1.03) | 0.53 (0.94) |
| Non-smoker | 1228 | 2.16 (2.84) | 1.12 (1.18) | 1229 | 1.45 (1.91) | 0.78 (1.16) | 1.19 (1.17) | 0.79 (0.95) |
| Alcohol consumption* | ||||||||
| Moderate/heavy drinker | 40 | 3.10 (3.41) | 1.72 (1.15) | 40 | 1.14 (1.11) | 0.74 (1.04) | 1.20 (0.94) | 0.88 (0.83) |
| Light drinker | 363 | 2.54 (3.69) | 1.37 (1.13) | 377 | 1.23 (1.73) | 0.67 (1.11) | 1.09 (1.11) | 0.71 (0.95) |
| Abstainer | 635 | 1.63 (2.33) | 0.88 (1.09) | 654 | 1.48 (1.81) | 0.80 (1.17) | 1.16 (1.11) | 0.77 (0.95) |
| Fish and/or shellfish consumption in past 30 days | ||||||||
| Yes | 1124 | 2.37 (3.29) | 1.31 (1.09) | 1166 | 1.43 (1.84) | 0.80 (1.11) | 1.17 (1.11) | 0.80 (0.91) |
| No | 398 | 0.67 (0.77) | 0.44 (0.90) | 409 | 1.07 (1.46) | 0.54 (1.19) | 0.86 (1.09) | 0.50 (1.04) |
| Had a dental visit past 12 months | ||||||||
| Yes | 964 | 2.22 (3.38) | 1.09 (1.20) | 1004 | 1.37 (1.81) | 0.75 (1.13) | 1.15 (1.13) | 0.77 (0.94) |
| No | 600 | 1.52 (1.87) | 0.92 (1.01) | 619 | 1.25 (1.67) | 0.66 (1.15) | 0.96 (1.12) | 0.59 (0.99) |