From: Dental amalgam and urinary mercury concentrations: a descriptive study
Characteristic | 6-79 Years | 6-11 Years | 12-19 Years | 20-39 Years | 40-59 Years | 60-79 Years | Women 16-49 Years |
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AMALGAM FREE | |||||||
95 th Percentile | 0.89E | 0.66 | 0.77E | 0.85E | _ | 0.82E | _ |
95% CI | (0.46 - 1.32) | (0.46 - 0.86) | (0.44 - 1.09) | (0.28 -1.42) | (0.28 -1.36) | ||
99 th Percentile | 2.29E | 1.35 | 1.66 | _ | 2.84E | 2.09E | _ |
95% CI | (1.06 - 3.51) | (0.91 - 1.78) | (1.10 - 2.22) | (1.04 - 4.63) | (1.18 - 2.99) | ||
99.9 th Percentile | _ | 2.39E | _ | _ | 3.32E | _ | _ |
95% CI | (1.35 - 3.44) | (2.1 - 4.55) | |||||
mumc | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.15E | 0.14 | 0.16E |
95% CI | (0.10 - 0.16) | (0.10 - 0.14) | (0.07 - 0.11) | (0.10 -0.18) | (0.10 - 0.22) | (0.10 - 0.18) | (0.11 - 0.24) |
OVERALL | |||||||
95 th Percentile | 2.57 | 2.02 | 2.32 | 1.93 | 3.04 | 2.77 | 2.67 |
95% CI | (2.16 -2.97) | (1.33 - 2.7) | (1.52 - 3.11) | (1.56 -2.3) | (2.35 -3.73) | (2.15 -3.38) | (1.88 - 3.46) |
99 th Percentile | 5.65 | 5.2E | 4.64E | 4.64E | 5.9E | 7.34 | 6.26E |
95% CI | (3.66 - 7.63) | (2.36 - 8.04) | (2.81 - 6.47) | (2.55 - 6.72) | (3.72- 8.07) | (5.17- 9.52) | (3.83- 8.69) |
99.9 th Percentile | 12.14 | 10.04 | _ | 12.56E | 11.59 | _ | 12.87E |
95% CI | (10.03– 14.25) | (7.00 - 13.08) | (5.65 - 19.48) | (8.77 - 14.42) | (6.7 - 19.03) | ||
mumc | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.22 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
95% CI | (0.23 - 0.30) | (0.15 - 0.22) | (0.11 - 0.15) | (0.19 - 0.25) | (0.33 - 0.48) | (0.24 - 0.41) | (0.27 - 0.36) |
Number above | 71 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 15 | 19 |
5 μg Hg/g Cr | |||||||
% above | <2.32 | <2.64 | _ | <1.77 | <4.58 | <2.88 | <4.74 |
5 μg Hg/g Cr |