Table 2 Blood lead levels according to population characteristics
From: Clinical and laboratory evaluation of new immigrant and refugee children arriving in Greece
Blood Lead levelsa μg/dl | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
<5 n = 163 (69.4%) | ≥5 n = 72 (30.6%) | ||
Migration status | 0.025 | ||
Immigrants | 76 (46.6) | 45 (62.5) | |
Refugees | 87 (53.4) | 27 (37.5) | |
Age group (years) | 0.001 | ||
1–5 | 58 (35.6) | 42 (58.3) | |
6–14 | 105 (64.4) | 30 (41.7) | |
Geographic area of origin | <0.001 | ||
Europe | 27 (16.6) | 1 (1.4) | |
Africa | 20 (12.3) | 3 (4.2) | |
Asia | 116 (71.2) | 68 (94.4) | |
Anemia b | 23 (14.1) | 10 (13.9) | 0.964 |
Ferritin (≤12 ng/l) | 21 (13.2) | 18 (25.4) | 0.023 |