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Table 4
Geometric mean and selected percentiles of blood concentrations (in µg/L) of cadmium, by age group, household population aged 6 to 79, 2007/2008

Age group Geometric mean 95% confidence interval 25th percentile 95% confidence interval 50th percentile 95% confidence interval 75th percentile 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to
Total 0.35 0.31 0.39 0.15 0.12 0.18 0.28 0.25 0.31 0.62 0.49 0.75
6 to 19 0.15 0.12 0.18 0.09 0.07 0.10 0.13 0.11 0.15 0.21 0.18 0.24
20 to 79 0.42 0.37 0.48 0.19 0.17 0.21 0.34 0.31 0.37 0.79 0.55 1.02
Note: The coefficient of variation for additional percentiles was too high to reliably report the corresponding estimates.
Source: 2007/2008 Canadian Health Measures Survey.