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AX4-6<br />

Table AX4-2 (cont’d). Summary <strong>of</strong> Selected Measurements <strong>of</strong> PbB Levels in Humans<br />

Reference, Study<br />

Location, and Period Study Description PbB Measurement Comments<br />

United States (cont’d)<br />

Yassin et al. (2004)<br />

U.S.<br />

1988-1994<br />

Mexico<br />

Hernandez-Avila et al.<br />

(2002)<br />

Mexico<br />

1993-1995<br />

Design: National survey (NHANES <strong>II</strong>I) stratified,<br />

multistage probability cluster design<br />

Subjects: Adults (n = 11, 126) in general<br />

population, age range: 18-64 yr), stratified by<br />

occupational category<br />

Biomarker measured: PbB<br />

Analysis: GFAAS<br />

Design: Cross-sectional<br />

Subjects: Adults females (n = 903) in general<br />

population, age range: 36-70 yr<br />

Biomarker measured: PbB<br />

Analysis: GFAAS<br />

Units: µg/dL<br />

Occupation GM GSD Maximum n<br />

Vehicle mechanics 4.80 3.88 28.1 169<br />

Food service workers<br />

Management, pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

2.00 2.69 27.0 700<br />

technical, and sales workers 2.13 4.05 39.4 4, 768<br />

Personal service workers 2.48 4.52 25.9 1, 130<br />

Agricultural workers<br />

Production workers: machine<br />

2.76 4.02 23.4 498<br />

operators, material movers, etc. 2.88 4.24 52.9 1, 876<br />

Laborers other than in construction 3.47 3.36 21.8 137<br />

Transportation workers<br />

Mechanics other than vehicle<br />

3.49 5.19 22.3 530<br />

mechanics 3.50 4.91 16.6 227<br />

Construction trades people 3.66 4.64 16.9 470<br />

Construction laborers 4.44 7.84 36.0 122<br />

Health service workers 1.76 2.24 22.4 499<br />

All 2.42 6.93 52.9 11, 126<br />

Units: µg/dL<br />

Arithmetic mean (SD, n)<br />

Premenopausal: 10.63 (5.46, 463)<br />

Menopausal: 11.39 (2.65, 437)<br />

Surgically menopausal: 10.23 (4.92, 115)<br />

Naturally menopausal: 11.30 (5.88, 322)<br />

PbB, blood lead; GFAAS, graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy; ICP-MS, inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry; NR, not reported.<br />

Mean difference between<br />

premenopausal and menopausal; was<br />

0.76 µg/dL (95% CI: 0.224, 1.48).

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