Research Article
Comparative Assessment of Blood Lead Levels of Automobile Technicians in Organised and Roadside Garages in Lagos, Nigeria
Table 5
Blood lead levels by observed clinical features in subjects.
| Variables | = 108 (%) | = 73 (%) | | = 113 (%) | = 59 (%) | value | Normal | High | Normal | High |
| Pallor | | | | | | | Present | 47 (69.3) | 33 (30.7) | 0.82 | 40 (71.5) | 18 (28.5) | 0.52 | Absent | 61 (62.5) | 40 (37.5) | 73 (52.4) | 41 (47.6) | Jaundice | | | | | | | Yes | 18 (66.6) | 9 (33.3) | 0.42 | 26 (65.0) | 14 (35.0) | 0.92 | None | 90 (58.4) | 64 (41.6) | 87 (66.0) | 45 (34.0) | Discolouration of mucous membrane | | | | | | | Present | 42 (57.6) | 18 (42.4) | 0.04* | 45 (67.0) | 26 (33.0) | 0.60 | Absent | 66 (92.9) | 55 (7.1) | 68 (56.7) | 33 (43.3) |
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