Table 2

Creatinine-adjusted urinary concentrations of metals and metalloids in men and women at visit 1 (preharvest) and visit 2 (postharvest) described as median and IQR

Metals and metalloids
(μmol/mol creatinine)
Sex
MenWomen
Visit 1 (n=263)Visit 2 (n=213)Visit 1 (n=87)Visit 2 (n=78)
Median (25th−75th IQR)Median (25th−75th IQR)Median (25th−75th IQR)Median (25th−75th IQR)
Aluminium360.6 (216.5–629.2)232.7 (157.4–393.9)384.9 (222.8–631.2)330.3 (170.6–534.1)
Total arsenic120.0 (74.7–186.2)83.1 (60.1–135.5)120.6 (81.3–168.3)100.4 (62.7–148.0)
Cadmium0.3 (0.2–0.5)0.3 (0.2–0.4)0.4 (0.2–0.6)0.3 (0.2–0.5)
Creatinine0.8 (0.8–1.4)0.7 (0.5–1.6)0.9 (0.6–1.6)0.9 (0.6–1.9)
Cobalt0.9 (0.7–1.4)0.8 (0.6–1.7)1.2 (0.8–1.8)1.0 (0.7–2.0)
Copper16.0 (12.3–21.8)12.5 (10.0–16.4)14.0 (12.2–22.5)13.2 (9.8–18.2)
Lead0.3 (0.2–0.4)0.3 (0.2–0.5)0.3 (0.2–0.4)0.3 (0.2–0.5)
Magnesium3.3 (1.6–6.4)2.5 (1.4–5.6)3.9 (2.3–7.0)4.1 (2.6–7.6)
Mercury0.1 (0.05–0.14)0.1 (0.03–0.14)0.1 (0.05–0.23)0.1 (0.05–0.2)
Selenium23.9 (18.8–32.7)19.8 (15.5–26.8)27.1 (21.1–35.1)23.7 (18.5–29.2)
Silicon (mmol/mol creatinine)179.9 (110.2–276.2)165.6 (118.1–234.1)152.9 (77.4–207.0)147.1 (108.2–219.1)
Strontium282.8 (121.4–627.0)191.7 (137.7–261.5)200.1 (84.0–437.9)153.8 (111.3–237.0)