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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