Table 3

Multivariate logistic regression analysis to assess the association between the different characteristics of the participants and the blood lead level*

aORSignificance95% CI
Level of education of the father or caregiver 10.40.0890.12 to 1.16
Residing in a house more than 40 years old8.6 0.002 2.22 to 33.45
Involvement in recreational firearm use6.1 0.006 1.69 to 22.33
Number of rooms in the house (excluding bathroom and kitchen)0.6 0.043 0.38 to 0.98
  • Bold italics type denotes p valus is 0.01.

  • *Accounting for: age, gender, level of education of the mother or caregiver 2, household income, chronic health problems, presence of construction sites within 300 m of home.

  • aOR, adjusted OR.