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Table 3 Blood Cd, Hg, Mn and Pb levels (μg/L) of the participants (3–14 years, Kinshasa between June 2019 and June 2020)

From: Reference intervals for cd, hg, Mn and Pb in the general children population (3–14 years) of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between June 2019 and June 2020

Elements

P5

P25

P50

P75

P95

AM±SD

GM (CI 95%)

Cd

0.022

0.067

0.072

0.101

0.112

0.083 ± 0.034

0.074 (0.069–0.080)

Hg

0.060

0.061

0.200

0.541

1.161

0.347 ± 0.355

0.208 (0.177–0.245)

Mn

6.597

8.242

9.890

11.540

15.740

10.240 ± 2.834

9.882 (9.486–10.290)

Pb

3.569

5.699

6.998

9.389

14.450

7.750 ± 3.300

7.143 (6.714–7.599)

  1. AM Arithmetic means, GM Geometric means, SD Standard deviation, CI95 95% Confident intervals, Percentiles (P5, P25, P50, P75, P95)
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