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Table 4 Characteristics of participants from the Dehcho Region (n = 279)a of the Human Biomonitoring (2016–2017)

From: Implementation of human biomonitoring in the Dehcho region of the Northwest Territories, Canada (2016–2017)

Parameters

Values

Age

Range: 6 to 79 years old

Mean: 39.1 years old

Refusal/ND: 4.7%

Sex

Males: 48.7%

Females: 51.3%

Refusal/ND: 0%

Smoking status (in the last 24 h)

Smokers: 32.3%

Non-smokers: 67.0%

Refusal/ND: 0.7%

Alcohol consumption (in the last 24 h)

Alcohol: 9.7%

No alcohol: 86.7%

Refusal/ND: 3.6%

Body mass index - for adults only (+ 18)

Range: 17.7 to 60.0

Mean: 28.7

Refusal/ND: 16%

  1. aThese values do not include the 4 participants who chose to withdraw from the study