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Table 4 OR of higher U-NAG by heavy metals and air pollution exposure

From: Air pollution and urinary n-acetyl-B-glucosaminidase levels in residents living near a cement plant

Variables

 

Unadjusted

Adjusteda

 

higher heavy metals

Air pollution

n

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

Model 1

None

 

320

1

  

1

  

U-Hg or U-Cd

 

180

1.79

1.11

2.87

2.03

1.22

3.36

U-Hg and U-Cd

 

47

2.66

1.32

5.36

3.32

1.55

7.11

Model 2

None

LEG

36

1

  

1

  

MEG-R

153

1.98

0.43

9.05

2.13

0.45

9.95

MEG-D

131

4.21

0.94

18.66

4.79

1.05

21.80

U-Hg or/and U-Cd

LEG

30

4.25

0.78

22.88

4.33

0.78

23.89

MEG-R

119

4.98

1.12

22.12

6.49

1.42

29.65

MEG-D

78

6.26

1.38

28.38

8.12

1.74

37.92

  1. Model 1: Concurrent exposure of heavy metals; Model 2: Interaction between air pollution and heavy metal
  2. Logistic regression method
  3. aAdjusted by sex, age, HTN, DM