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Table 3 Univariate logistic regression of patients with stroke and healthy controls using serum or urine heavy metal levels and fish consumption as predictors

From: Association between heavy metal levels and acute ischemic stroke

Variables

Stroke (n = 33)

Control (n = 39)

Odds ratio

95% CI

P

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

S-Pb (μg/L)

21.5 ± 8.4

24.6 ± 9.8

0.97

0.91–1.02

0.162

S-Hg (μg/L)

6.4 ± 4.3

9.8 ± 7.0

0.90

0.81–0.99

0.032

S-As (μg/L)

5.6 ± 5.5

7.5 ± 4.7

0.92

0.82–1.03

0.134

S-Cd (μg/L)

0.8 ± 0.5

0.7 ± 0.3

1.50

0.42–5.42

0.534

U-Pb (μg/L)

11.3 ± 7.4

10.7 ± 6.8

1.01

0.95–1.08

0.754

U-Hg (μg/L)

0.7 ± 0.7

1.2 ± 0.6

0.27

0.11–0.68

0.006

U-As (μg/L)

53.2 ± 63.2

94.7 ± 138.0

1.00

0.99–1.00

0.178

U-Cd (μg/L)

2.1 ± 2.2

1.2 ± 1.0

1.47

0.98–2.19

0.061

Marine Fish (n, %)

28 (84.8%)

29 (74.4%)

1.93

0.59–6.36

0.279

Freshwater Fish (n, %)

30 (90.9%)

24 (61.5%)

6.25

1.62–24.13

0.008

Seafood (n, %)

30 (90.9%)

31 (79.5%)

2.58

0.63–10.66

0.190

  1. S-Pb serum lead, S-Hg serum mercury, S-As serum arsenic, S-Cd serum cadmium, U-Pb urine lead, U-Hg urine mercury, U-As urine arsenic, U-Cd urine cadmium, CI confidence interval