Characteristics
Copper (Cu)
mean(SD) ppm
Lead (Pb)
mean(SD) ppm
Cadmium (Cd)
mean(SD) ppm
Age(years)
40-50 (n=56)
2.06(1.82)
2.84(2.40)
0.11(0.14)
51-60(n=44)
1.40(1.46)
1.43(1.07)
0.05(0.092)
Gender
Male(n=70)
2.06(1.89)
2.66(2.28)
0.11(0.14)
Female(n=30)
1.08(0.77)
1.2(0.63)
0.03(0.03)
Frequency of cigarettes smoking
10-20 cigarettes/day (n=45)
1.47(1.06)
1.79(0.43)
0.06(0.08)
More than 20 cigarettes/day (n=30)
2.89(2.45)
4.17(2.76)
0.19(0.16)
Table 2:
Cu, Pb and Cd Concentrations (mean & SD) in ppm with respect of age, gender and frequency of cigarette smoking