Table 1
Description of sample and geometric mean (GM) of blood and urinary cadmium levels, by selected characteristics, household population aged 20 to 79, Canada excluding territories, 2007 to 2011

Table 1.
Description of sample and geometric mean (GM) of blood and urinary cadmium levels, by selected characteristics, household population aged 20 to 79, Canada excluding territories, 2007 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Description of sample and geometric mean (GM) of blood and urinary cadmium levels. The information is grouped by Characteristic (appearing as row headers), Sample , Blood cadmium (µg/L), Urinary cadmium (µg/L) and Urinary cadmium, creatinine adj. (µg/g), calculated using Number, %, GM and Standard error units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristic Sample Blood cadmium (µg/L) Urinary cadmium (µg/L) Urinary cadmium, creatinine adj. (µg/g)
Number % GM Standard error GM Standard error GM Standard error
Survey cycle  
1 3,471 44.9 0.41 0.02 0.38Note * 0.02 0.46Note * 0.01
2Note † 3,611 55.1 0.37 0.02 0.44 0.02 0.41 0.02
Sex  
Women 3,764 50.1 0.43Note * 0.02 0.41 0.01 0.53Note * 0.01
MenNote † 3,318 49.9 0.34 0.01 0.41 0.01 0.35 0.01
Age group  
20 to 39 2,433 37.2 0.31Note * 0.02 0.31Note * 0.01 0.29Note * 0.01
40 to 59Note † 2,465 41.2 0.44 0.02 0.46 0.02 0.50 0.01
60 to 79 2,184 21.6 0.45 0.01 0.52Note * 0.02 0.66Note * 0.02
Smoking status  
Never-smokerNote † 3,369 48.8 0.21 0.01 0.33 0.01 0.35 0.01
Former smoker 2,086 28.1 0.33Note * 0.02 0.44Note * 0.02 0.50Note * 0.02
Current smoker 1,608 23.2 1.64Note * 0.07 0.59Note * 0.03 0.58Note * 0.02
Second-hand smoke exposure  
Daily or almost daily 1,458 23.6 0.66Note * 0.04 0.50Note * 0.02 0.46Note * 0.02
Less than almost dailyNote † 5,623 76.4 0.33 0.01 0.38 0.01 0.42 0.01
Diet  
Organ meats  
No consumptionNote † 4,439 63.7 0.36 0.02 0.39 0.01 0.40 0.01
1 to 51 times/year 1,452 20.1 0.42 0.02 0.42 0.02 0.48Note * 0.02
52 or more times/year 1,191 16.2 0.45Note * 0.02 0.48Note * 0.02 0.52Note * 0.02
Shellfish  
Fewer than 12 times/yearNote † 3,034 42.6 0.40 0.02 0.43 0.02 0.45 0.01
12 to 51 times/year 2,708 37.7 0.36 0.02 0.39Note * 0.01 0.41Note * 0.01
52 or more times/year 1,333 19.7 0.40 0.02 0.41 0.02 0.43 0.02
Cereal  
No consumptionNote † 1,005 15.8 0.50 0.03 0.51 0.02 0.52 0.02
1 to 364 times/year 4,390 62.1 0.38Note * 0.02 0.40Note * 0.01 0.41Note * 0.01
365 or more times/year 1,687 22.1 0.34Note * 0.02 0.37Note * 0.02 0.45Note * 0.02
Bread  
No consumption 90 1.6Note E: Use with caution 0.51Note * 0.07 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable 0.56Note E: Use with caution 0.09
1 to 364 times/yearNote † 2,700 39.0 0.36 0.02 0.40 0.02 0.41 0.01
365 or more times/year 4,291 59.5 0.40Note * 0.01 0.41 0.01 0.45Note * 0.01
French fries  
No consumptionNote † 1,031 13.9 0.43 0.02 0.43 0.02 0.55 0.02
1 to 51 times/year 3,155 42.4 0.36Note * 0.02 0.38 0.01 0.45Note * 0.01
52 or more times/year 2,895 43.7 0.40 0.02 0.43 0.02 0.39Note * 0.01
Other potatoes  
No consumptionNote † 360 4.9 0.41 0.03 0.45 0.06 0.50 0.05
1 to 51 times/year 1,501 23.2 0.35 0.02 0.36 0.02 0.40Note * 0.02
52 or more times/year 5,219 72.0 0.40 0.01 0.42 0.01 0.44 0.01
Salad  
No consumptionNote † 330 4.8 0.49 0.06 0.47 0.04 0.48 0.05
1 to 51 times/year 712 10.4 0.48 0.03 0.49 0.03 0.45 0.02
52 or more times/year 6,036 84.8 0.37Note * 0.01 0.40Note * 0.01 0.43 0.01
Leafy greens  
No consumptionNote † 2,264 31.5 0.46 0.02 0.46 0.02 0.45 0.02
1 to 51 times/year 2,449 34.8 0.37Note * 0.02 0.39Note * 0.01 0.43 0.01
52 or more times/year 2,365 33.7 0.34Note * 0.02 0.38Note * 0.02 0.42 0.02
Nuts and seeds  
No consumptionNote † 857 11.7 0.50 0.04 0.50 0.03 0.49 0.03
1 to 51 times/year 2,318 32.9 0.40Note * 0.02 0.43Note * 0.01 0.42Note * 0.01
52 or more times/year 3,902 55.4 0.36Note * 0.01 0.38Note * 0.02 0.43Note * 0.01
Red meat consumption in past year  
No 252 3.8 0.38Note * 0.03 0.35Note * 0.03 0.49 0.04
YesNote † 6,830 96.2 0.39Note * 0.01 0.41 0.01 0.43 0.01
Anaemic (low hemoglobin)  
Yes 431 5.0 0.40Note * 0.03 0.46 0.04 0.55Note * 0.02
NoNote † 6,651 95.0 0.39 0.01 0.41 0.01 0.43 0.01
Body mass index category, measured  
Underweight 99 1.7 0.57Note E: Use with caution 0.13 0.39Note E: Use with caution 0.09 0.60Note * 0.08
Normal weightNote † 2,437 36.8 0.42 0.02 0.39 0.02 0.44 0.02
Overweight 2,627 36.0 0.37 0.02 0.42 0.02 0.42Note * 0.01
Obese class I 2,627 15.8 0.38 0.02 0.42 0.02 0.42Note * 0.02
Obese classes II and III 715 9.7 0.34Note * 0.01 0.44 0.03 0.43Note * 0.02
Parity (women)  
NulliparousNote † 807 28.4 0.34 0.02 0.32 0.02 0.38 0.02
One 682 18.6 0.50Note * 0.06 0.42Note * 0.02 0.56Note * 0.03
Two 1,303 30.9 0.43Note * 0.03 0.42Note * 0.02 0.57Note * 0.02
Three or more 939 22.1 0.52Note * 0.05 0.52Note * 0.03 0.70Note * 0.04
... not applicable
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note †

reference category

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Note *

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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Source: 2007 to 2009 and 2009 to 2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey, combined.

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