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Table 3 Blood metal levels measured in women during their second and third trimesters of pregnancy

From: Time-varying associations between prenatal metal mixtures and rapid visual processing in children

Time Point

Metal

Average + SD (range)

Second Trimester

As (μg/L)

0.92 + 1.46 (0.28–27.52)

Cd (μg/L)

0.29 + 0.20 (0.06–1.55)

Cr (μg/L)

0.80 + 1.33 (0.00–1.43)

Cs (μg/L)

3.14 + 1.34 (0.34–10.76)

Pb (μg/dL)

3.68 + 2.59 (0.84–17.81)

Sb (μg/L)

3.83 + 1.09 (1.79–11.25)

Third Trimester

As (μg/L)

0.94 + 0.74 (0.27–7.31)

Cd (μg/L)

0.27 + 0.17 (0.05–1.77)

Cr (μg/L)

1.12 + 3.12 (0.03–43.98)

Cs (μg/L)

2.78 + 1.33 (0.15–9.46)

Pb (μg/dL)

3.83 + 2.88 (0.02–28.25)

Sb (μg/L)

3.94 + 0.96 (1.94–10.81)

  1. SD Standard deviation