Concentrations of selected environmental chemicals adjusted for creatinine in the Canadian population

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The Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) is the most extensive national survey on physical health measures ever conducted in the country. Data collection consists of two main steps, a personal interview at the respondent's household followed later by a visit to the CHMS mobile clinic where physical measurements and blood and urine samples are taken. Indoor air samples are also taken from the home to measure for a number of airborne substances.

The CHMS captures a broad portrait of the health of Canadians by gathering baseline data on a variety of topics, including cardiovascular health, nutritional status, chronic diseases and physical activity, as well as exposure to infectious diseases and environmental contaminants. The survey collects health information that can't be otherwise captured, or that may be inaccurately reported, through self-report questionnaires or health care records.

The CHMS is conducted by Statistics Canada in partnership with Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

This publication provides data users, health professionals and individual Canadians with geometric means and selected percentiles of blood and urine concentrations of selected environmental chemicals adjusted for creatinine for the Canadian population by sex and age group. The results presented in this publication were collected during cycle 4 of the Canadian Health Measures Survey from January 2014 to December 2015.

Data are representative at the national level.

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List of tables

Table 1.1
Bisphenol A (BPA) (creatinine adjusted) — Urine concentrations (μg/g creatinine) for the Canadian population, by sex and age group, 2014 and 2015
Table 1.2
Triclosan (creatinine adjusted) — Urine concentrations (μg/g creatinine) for the Canadian population, by sex and age group, 2014 and 2015
Table 2.1-1
Arsenate (creatinine adjusted) — Urine concentrations (μg As/g creatinine) for the Canadian population, by sex and age group, 2014 and 2015
Table 2.1-2
Arsenite (creatinine adjusted) — Urine concentrations (μg As/g creatinine) for the Canadian population, by sex and age group, 2014 and 2015
Table 2.1-3
Arsenocholine (creatinine adjusted) — Urine concentrations (μg As/g creatinine) for the Canadian population, by sex and age group, 2014 and 2015
Table 2.1-4
Arsenocholine and arsenobetaine (creatinine adjusted) — Urine concentrations (μg As/g creatinine) for the Canadian population, by sex and age group, 2014 and 2015
Table 2.1-5
Dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) (creatinine adjusted) — Urine concentrations (μg As/g creatinine) for the Canadian population, by sex and age group, 2014 and 2015
Table 2.1-6
Monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) (creatinine adjusted) — Urine concentrations (μg As/g creatinine) for the Canadian population, by sex and age group, 2014 and 2015
Table 2.1-7
Combined total of inorganic-related arsenic species (arsenate, arsenite, dimethylarsinic acid and monomethylarsonic acid) (creatinine adjusted) — Urine concentrations (μg As/g creatinine) for the Canadian population, by sex and age group, 2014 and 2015
Table 2.2
Mercury (inorganic) (creatinine adjusted) — Urine concentrations (μg/g creatinine) for the Canadian population, by sex and age group, 2014 and 2015
Table 3.1
Butyl paraben (creatinine adjusted) — Urine concentrations (μg/g creatinine) for the Canadian population, by sex and age group, 2014 and 2015
Table 3.2
Ethyl paraben (creatinine adjusted) — Urine concentrations (μg/g creatinine) for the Canadian population, by sex and age group, 2014 and 2015
Table 3.3
Methyl paraben (creatinine adjusted) — Urine concentrations (μg/g creatinine) for the Canadian population, by sex and age group, 2014 and 2015
Table 3.4
Propyl paraben (creatinine adjusted) — Urine concentrations (μg/g creatinine) for the Canadian population, by sex and age group, 2014 and 2015

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