Long-Term Effects of Environmental Lead on Erythropoietin Production in Young Adults: A Follow-Up Study of a Prospective Cohort in Kosovo

Table 3

Linear regression models relating (log) BPb to (log) serum erythropoietin concentrations (N = 101).

	β	95% CL
Unadjusted	0.05	−0.09, 0.20
Adjusted	0.19	0.06, 0.31
Adjusted ^
^Anemic (Hgb < 12.5 g/dl)	0.41	0.13, 0.70
^Non-anemic (Hgb > 12.5 g/dl)	0.05	−0.10, 0.20

Adjusted for hemoglobin (continuous); ^adjusted for hemoglobin (dichotomous) with interaction term of lead (continuous) and hemoglobin (dichotomous).