Research Article
Blood Lead Levels and Health Problems of Lead Acid Battery Workers in Bangladesh
Table 3
Illnesses attributable to lead toxicity and mean blood lead level of workers.
| Illnesses attributable to lead toxicity | | Mean BLL (gm/dL) | Std. dev. | value |
| Headache | | | | | Yes | 34 (28.8%) | 73.09 | 31.26 | | No | 84 (71.2%) | 62.08 | 23.90 | | Numbness of limbs | | | | | Yes | 31 (26.3%) | 73.47 | 34.32 | | No | 87 (73.7%) | 62.32 | 22.73 | | Colic pain | | | | | Yes | 20 (16.9%) | 79.50 | 36.09 | | No | 98 (83.1%) | 62.34 | 23.37 | | Nausea | | | | | Yes | 13 (11.0%) | 79.14 | 31.89 | | No | 105 (89.0%) | 63.53 | 25.49 | | Tremor | | | | | Yes | 25 (21.9%) | 77.20 | 28.66 | | No | 93 (78.1%) | 62.04 | 25.19 | | Lead line on gum | | | | | Yes | 33 (28.0%) | 73.54 | 26.25 | | No | 85 (72.0%) | 62.01 | 26.14 | | Weakness | | | | | Yes | 47 (39.8%) | 68.29 | 30.66 | | No | 71 (60.2%) | 63.24 | 23.49 | | Fatigue | | | | | Yes | 30 (25.4%) | 70.48 | 30.74 | | No | 88 (74.6%) | 63.47 | 24.94 | | Constipation | | | | | Yes | 29 (24.6%) | 71.45 | 33.64 | | No | 89 (75.4%) | 63.23 | 23.70 | | Anorexia | | | | | Yes | 26 (22.0%) | 72.72 | 33.18 | | No | 92 (78.0%) | 63.14 | 24.18 | | Pain Limb | | | | | Yes | 38 (32.2%) | 70.97 | 30.16 | | No | 80 (67.8%) | 62.54 | 24.43 | | Disturbed sleep | | | | | Yes | 29 (24.6%) | 71.34 | 30.97 | | No | 89 (75.4%) | 63.27 | 24.65 | | Drowsiness | | | | | Yes | 22 (18.6%) | 70.85 | 28.71 | | No | 96 (81.4%) | 65.97 | 26.05 | |
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