From: Lead poisoning among opium users in Iran: an emerging health hazard
Parameter | Type of substance | ||||
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Opium n = 209 | Refined opium n = 16 | Opium + refined opium n = 24 | F/X 2 | p-value | |
BLLa (μg/dL) | 80.5 [51.5–117.0] | 110.0 [58.0–159.0] | 70.9 [39.0–91.0] | 2.95 | 0.23 |
Haematocrit b (%) | 33.5 ± 6.9 | 33.7 ± 3.7 | 34.4 ± 7.2 | 0.15 | 0.85 |
Haemoglobin b (g/dL) | 10.5 ± 2.3 | 11.2 ± 2.1 | 10.6 ± 2.6 | 0.83 | 0.43 |
Blood Ureab (mg/dL) | 28.8 ± 13.2 | 26.1 ± 12.7 | 33.6 ± 21.7 | 1.19 | 0.72 |
Creatinineb (mg/dL) | 1.1 ± 0.9 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 0.10 | 0.91 |
ASTa (U/L) | 46.0 [29.0–68.0] | 27.0 [26.0–46.0] | 41.5 [31.2–72.7] | 2.86 | 0.23 |
ALT a(U/L) | 36.0 [20.0–60.0] | 21.0 [14.0–33.0] | 30.0 [19.0–45.0] | 2.87 | 0.24 |