Table 2
Geometric mean blood lead (µg/dL), total mercury (µg/L) and cadmium (µg/L) concentrations, by age group, Canadian Health Measures Survey and other selected surveys
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2007/2008 Canadian Health Measures Survey | United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001 to 2002) | German Environmental Survey III and IV (1998 and 2003 to 2006) | Institut national de santé publique du Québec (2004) | |||||
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Age group | Geometric mean | Age group | Geometric mean | Age group | Geometric mean | Age group | Geometric mean | |
Lead | 6 to 19 | 0.88 | 6 to 11 | 1.25 | 6 to 8 | 1.73 | Empty cell | |
Empty cell | 12 to 19 | 0.94 | 9 to 11 | 1.56 | Empty cell | |||
Empty cell | 12 to 14 | 1.45 | Empty cell | |||||
20 to 79 | 1.5 | 20 or older | 1.56 | 18 to 69 | 3.07 | 18 to 65 | 2.15 | |
Total mercury | 6 to 19 | 0.31E | Empty cell | 6 to 8 | 0.23 | Empty cell | ||
Empty cell | 9 to 11 | 0.22 | Empty cell | |||||
Empty cell | 16 to 49 | 0.83 | 12 to 14 | 0.26 | Empty cell | |||
20 to 79 | 0.91E | (females) | Empty cell | 18 to 69 | 0.58 | 18 to 65 | 0.74 | |
Cadmium | 6 to 19 | 0.15 | 6 to 11 | less than 0.3 | 6 to 8 | less than 0.12 | Empty cell | |
Empty cell | 12 to 19 | less than 0.3 | 9 to 11 | less than 0.12 | Empty cell | |||
Empty cell | 12 to 14 | 0.14 | Empty cell | |||||
20 to 79 | 0.42 | 20 or older | less than 0.3 | 18 to 69 | 0.58 | 18 to 65 | 0.69 |
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