A quantitative analysis of chronic exposure of selected heavy metals in a model diet in a CKD hotspot in Sri Lanka

Table 1 Consumption of major food items of CKD patients in relation to district and National intake data

Food items /Groups	Average consumption per person per week (kg) in CKDu hotspot		Average per capita intake per week (kg)^a
			Anuradhapura District	National
	Mean	SD	Mean	Mean
Rice	2.50	1.2	2.3	2.2
Vegetables	0.79	0.3	Not available	1.0
Inland Fish	0.06	0.07	Not available	Not available

^a(Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2012/13, Department of Census and Statistics, Ministry of Policy Planning Economic Affairs, Child Youth and Cultural Affairs Sri Lanka) [32]

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