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Group-specific Differences in Blood Lead Levels among Occupationally Exposed Workers in Greater Banjul Area, The Gambia
Current Research in Public Health
| Vol 3, Issue 2
Table 1. Socio-demographic Characteristics of Study Population according to Blood PbLevel (μg/dL)
| Variable | Blood Pb Level (μg/dL) N (%) | ||
| <5μg/dL | 5 - 9μg/dL | >10 μg/dL | |
| Study group | |||
| Exposed | 26 (17.9) | 74 (51.1) | 45 (31.0) |
| Unexposed | 32 (47.1) | 20 (29.4) | 16 (23.5) |
| Age | |||
| ≤20 | 10 (25.0) | 17 (42.5) | 13 (32.5) |
| 21-30 | 27 (29.7) | 47 (51.7) | 17 (18.6) |
| 31-40 | 16 (32.7) | 16 (32.7) | 17 (34.6) |
| 41-50 | 3 (15.8) | 7 (36.8) | 9 (47.4) |
| >50 | 2 (14.3) | 7 (50.0) | 5 (35.7) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 46 (24.0) | 88 (45.8) | 58 (30.2) |
| Female | 12 (57.1) | 6 (28.6) | 3 (14.3) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Fula | 8 (24.2) | 22 (66.7) | 3 (9.1) |
| Jola | 9 (21.4) | 19 (45.3) | 14 (33.3) |
| Mandinka | 27 (40.3) | 21 (31.3) | 19 (28.4) |
| Wollof | 7 (14.6) | 21 (43.8) | 20 (41.6) |
| Other | 7 (30.4) | 11 (47.8) | 5 (21.8) |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 32 (29.6) | 49 (45.4) | 27 (25.0) |
| Married | 24 (23.5) | 44 (43.2) | 34 (33.3) |
| Divorced | 2 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Separated | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Live with family | |||
| Yes | 51 (26.8) | 83 (43.7) | 56 (29.5) |
| No | 7 (30.4) | 11 (47.8) | 5 (21.8) |
| Size of family | |||
| 0-2 | 7 (25.0) | 12 (42.9) | 9 (32.1) |
| 3-10 | 28 (32.2) | 35 (40.2) | 24 (27.6) |
| >10 | 23 (23.5) | 47 (48.0) | 28 (28.5) |
| Read and write | |||
| Yes | 52 (30.9) | 74 (44.1) | 42 (25.0) |
| No | 6 (13.3) | 20 (44.5) | 19 (42.2) |
| Level of education | |||
| No formal education | 8 (16.0) | 23 (46.0) | 19 (38.0) |
| Primary | 10 (21.7) | 22 (47.8) | 14 (30.5) |
| Secondary | 19 (22.4) | 42 (49.4) | 24 (28.2) |
| Tertiary | 21 (65.6) | 7 (21.9) | 4 (12.5) |
N = Frequency