Table 63
Distribution of the household population by the concentration
of whole blood mercury in micrograms per litre, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009
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Concentration of whole blood mercury | ||||||||||||
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Geometric mean | 5 th percentile | 10 th percentile | 25 th percentile | |||||||||
Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | |||||
From | To | From | To | From | To | From | To | |||||
micrograms per litre | ||||||||||||
Both sexes | ||||||||||||
Age 6 to 11 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.32 | L | … | … | L | … | … | L | … | … |
Age 12 to 19 | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.40 | L | … | … | L | … | … | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.18 |
Age 20 to 39 | 0.65 | 0.52 | 0.82 | L | … | … | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.30 | 0.24 | 0.36 |
Age 40 to 59 | 1.02 | 0.81 | 1.27 | 0.13 E | 0.07 | 0.20 | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.35 | 0.56 | 0.42 | 0.70 |
Age 60 to 79 | 0.87 | 0.66 | 1.16 | 0.10 E | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.17 E | 0.08 | 0.26 | 0.47 | 0.33 | 0.61 |
Age 6 to 79 | 0.69 | 0.56 | 0.86 | L | … | … | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.39 |
Males | ||||||||||||
Age 6 to 11 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.31 | L | … | … | L | … | … | L | … | … |
Age 12 to 19 | 0.29 E | 0.20 | 0.41 | L | … | … | L | … | … | 0.12 E | 0.07 | 0.17 |
Age 20 to 39 | 0.62 | 0.47 | 0.80 | L | … | … | L | … | … | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.36 |
Age 40 to 59 | 1.04 | 0.82 | 1.32 | 0.13 E | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.37 | 0.59 | 0.43 | 0.75 |
Age 60 to 79 | 0.98 | 0.73 | 1.31 | 0.14 E | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.21 E | 0.10 | 0.31 | 0.51 | 0.37 | 0.66 |
Age 6 to 79 | 0.68 | 0.55 | 0.85 | L | … | … | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.39 |
Females | ||||||||||||
Age 6 to 11 | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.35 | L | … | … | L | … | … | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.15 |
Age 12 to 19 | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.42 | L | … | … | L | … | … | 0.15 E | 0.09 | 0.21 |
Age 20 to 39 | 0.70 | 0.52 | 0.92 | L | … | … | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.22 | 0.33 | 0.23 | 0.42 |
Age 40 to 59 | 0.99 | 0.77 | 1.28 | 0.14 E | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.24 E | 0.14 | 0.34 | 0.53 | 0.36 | 0.69 |
Age 60 to 79 | 0.79 | 0.59 | 1.05 | L | … | … | 0.13 E | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.40 E | 0.21 | 0.58 |
Age 6 to 79 | 0.70 | 0.56 | 0.89 | L | … | … | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.40 |
Concentration of whole blood mercury | ||||||||||||
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50 th percentile | 75 th percentile | 90 th percentile | 95 th percentile | |||||||||
Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | |||||
From | To | From | To | From | To | From | To | |||||
micrograms per litre | ||||||||||||
Both sexes | ||||||||||||
Age 6 to 11 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.34 | 0.66 | 0.47 | 0.85 | 1.37 | 1.07 | 1.67 | 2.08 E | 1.27 | 2.88 |
Age 12 to 19 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.41 | 0.76 E | 0.47 | 1.06 | 1.36 E | 0.53 | 2.20 | 2.25 E | 0.93 | 3.56 |
Age 20 to 39 | 0.77 | 0.62 | 0.92 | 1.49 E | 0.93 | 2.06 | 3.10 | 1.97 | 4.24 | 4.89 E | 2.45 | 7.32 |
Age 40 to 59 | 1.11 | 0.86 | 1.37 | 1.93 | 1.50 | 2.36 | 3.59 | 2.31 | 4.86 | 6.39 E | 3.03 | 9.76 |
Age 60 to 79 | 0.97 | 0.70 | 1.23 | 1.89 | 1.23 | 2.54 | 3.41 | 2.43 | 4.38 | 4.83 E | 2.73 | 6.92 |
Age 6 to 79 | 0.81 | 0.64 | 0.97 | 1.61 | 1.17 | 2.04 | 3.07 | 2.21 | 3.93 | 4.70 E | 2.61 | 6.78 |
Males | ||||||||||||
Age 6 to 11 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.33 | 0.62 E | 0.39 | 0.84 | 1.19 E | 0.52 | 1.86 | 2.05 E | 0.96 | 3.13 |
Age 12 to 19 | 0.28 E | 0.17 | 0.39 | 0.64 E | 0.19 | 1.09 | 1.48 E | 0.41 | 2.55 | F | … | … |
Age 20 to 39 | 0.73 | 0.56 | 0.90 | 1.51 E | 0.72 | 2.30 | 3.18 E | 1.71 | 4.65 | 4.61 E | 2.60 | 6.63 |
Age 40 to 59 | 1.07 | 0.81 | 1.32 | 1.83 | 1.52 | 2.15 | 3.42 E | 1.28 | 5.56 | F | … | … |
Age 60 to 79 | 1.05 | 0.69 | 1.40 | 2.20 | 1.61 | 2.79 | 3.57 E | 1.80 | 5.34 | F | … | … |
Age 6 to 79 | 0.79 | 0.64 | 0.94 | 1.61 | 1.15 | 2.07 | 3.16 | 2.18 | 4.15 | 5.13 E | 2.70 | 7.57 |
Females | ||||||||||||
Age 6 to 11 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.80 | 0.54 | 1.05 | 1.44 | 1.21 | 1.67 | 2.15 E | 1.08 | 3.23 |
Age 12 to 19 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.45 | 0.83 | 0.60 | 1.05 | 1.19 E | 0.43 | 1.96 | 2.23 E | 1.32 | 3.15 |
Age 20 to 39 | 0.80 | 0.59 | 1.02 | 1.49 | 0.96 | 2.02 | 2.67 E | 1.69 | 3.65 | 4.77 E | 2.07 | 7.46 |
Age 40 to 59 | 1.16 | 0.88 | 1.44 | 2.02 | 1.44 | 2.60 | 3.65 E | 2.21 | 5.10 | 5.35 E | 2.02 | 8.67 |
Age 60 to 79 | 0.92 | 0.71 | 1.12 | 1.70 | 1.20 | 2.19 | 3.33 | 2.47 | 4.19 | 4.37 | 2.97 | 5.77 |
Age 6 to 79 | 0.83 | 0.63 | 1.03 | 1.58 | 1.15 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 2.14 | 3.87 | 4.45 E | 2.55 | 6.36 |
use with caution (data with a coefficient
of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3%)
too unreliable to be published (data with a
coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3%; suppressed due to extreme
sampling variability)
below the limit of detection
Note(s):
Total household population aged 6 to 79, except those
meeting the exclusion criteria.
For more information regarding the exclusion criteria and the limit of detection for whole blood mercury, please refer to the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Data User Guide: Cycle 1 .
This table was produced using the software package SUDAAN.
For more information regarding the exclusion criteria and the limit of detection for whole blood mercury, please refer to the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Data User Guide: Cycle 1 .
This table was produced using the software package SUDAAN.
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 1.
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