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Table 3 Distribution of blood lead level (μg/dL) measurements by each exposure category and year

From: Blood lead levels of Korean lead workers in 2003–2011

Year

PbB <3 μg/dL

3≤ PbB <5

5≤ PbB <10

10≤ PbB <30

30≤ PbB <40

40≤ PbB <60

PbB ≥60

Total

2003

6269 (20.13)

7849 (25.21)

8223 (26.41)

7467 (23.98)

918 (2.95)

368 (1.18)

43 (0.14)

31137

2004

7471 (21.53)

10440 (30.09)

9971 (28.73)

5618 (16.19)

749 (2.16)

410 (1.18)

42 (0.12)

34701

2005

8826 (26.49)

10319 (30.98)

8757 (26.29)

4672 (14.02)

446 (1.34)

245 (0.74)

47 (0.14)

33312

2006

10666 (24.30)

14696 (33.48)

10266 (23.39)

6924 (15.77)

877 (2.00)

426 (0.97)

44 (0.10)

43899

2007

11897 (27.34)

15819 (36.35)

9519 (21.87)

5374 (12.35)

632 (1.45)

259 (0.60)

17 (0.04)

43517

2008

11448 (26.71)

14931 (34.83)

10348 (24.14)

5352 (12.49)

537 (1.25)

224 (0.52)

26 (0.06)

42866

2009

15070 (36.10)

14815 (35.49)

8015 (19.20)

3513 (8.42)

234 (0.56)

82 (0.20)

16 (0.04)

41745

2010

17699 (39.88)

14502 (32.68)

7959 (17.93)

3820 (8.61)

252 (0.57)

130 (0.29)

20 (0.05)

44382

2011

20807 (41.80)

15498 (31.14)

8953 (17.99)

4095 (8.23)

340 (0.68)

76 (0.15)

3 (0.01)

49772

Total

110153 (30.15)

118869 (32.54)

82011 (22.45)

46835 (12.82)

4985 (1.36)

2220 (0.61)

258 (0.07)

365331

  1. Values reported as n (%). PbB, blood lead concentration (μg/dL).