Hair-Hg: Toenail-Hg | n | Population | Citation | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Based on arithmetic means | Based on regression model | Based on geometric means | Ā | Ā | Ā |
4.5:1a | 4.2:1a | Ā | 30 (hair), 29 (toenail) | Non-occupationally exposed Norwegiansb | [21] |
Ā | Ā | 3.58:1 | 42 | Faroese whaling men | [22] |
2.56:1 | 2.44:1c | Ā | 59 | Non-occupationally exposed Japanese women | [15] |
2.8:1 | 2.24:1c | 2.5:1 | 72 | Non-occupationally exposed Finns | [13] |
4.3:1 | 4.21:1c | 3.5:1 | 39 | ||
1.4:1 | Ā | Ā | 161 (hair), 163 (toenail) | Dentists | [26] |
2.4:1 | Ā | Ā | 161 (hair), 155 (toenail) | Controls | |
3.08:1 | 2.79:1c | 3.16:1d | 41 (chronologically matched samples) | Non-occupationally exposed Japanese women (U.S.) | this study |
2.77:1 | 2.39:1c | Ā | 41 (unmatched samples) | Ā | Ā |