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

Table 4 Lead, cadmium and Arsenic concentrations of food items available at households

Food Group		Lead Concentrations (μg/kg)		Cadmium concentrations (μg/kg)		Arsenic Concentrations (μg/kg)
	n	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Rice	65	236.3	235.7	21.9	18.7	45.5	107.7
Fruit/Flower Vegetables	88	232.1	282.4	17.8	12.4	44.9	115.1
Leafy Vegetables	43	212.4	174.6	18.8	8.9	66.4	187.1
Legume Vegetables	19	184.5	145.7	18.9	6.8	20.0	0.0
Fruits	24	187.9	157.2	15.0	0	20.0	0.0
Fats and Oil	6	154.3	154.9	27.0	21.5	20.0	0.0
Inland Fish^a	2	57.0	38.2	15.0	0.0	20.0	0.0
Root & Tuber Vegetables	27	185.5	164.8	15.0	0.0	20.0	0.0

^aInland fish were included here as it is an important constituent in the diet, however not subjected to statistical test due to inadequate sample size

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