Table 2.
Absolute mean differences (ng/mL) between serum concentrations from pregnant women residing in the 7 NCS IVS counties.
| Duplin | Montgomery | Orange | Queens | Salt Lake | Waukesha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | ||||||
| BYLP | 0.24 | 0.80* | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
| Duplin | — | 0.56 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
| Montgomery | — | — | 0.56 | 0.68* | 0.89* | 0.56* |
| Orange | — | — | — | 0.12 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
| Queens | — | — | — | — | 0.21 | 0.12 |
| Salt Lake | — | — | — | — | — | 0.33 |
| PFOS | ||||||
| BYLP | 5.79* | 0.48 | 0.70 | 0.33 | 1.09 | 0.29 |
| Duplin | — | 5.31 | 6.49* | 5.46* | 6.88* | 6.08 |
| Montgomery | — | — | 1.18 | 0.15 | 1.57 | 0.77 |
| Orange | — | — | — | 1.03 | 0.39 | 0.42 |
| Queens | — | — | — | — | 1.42 | 0.62 |
| Salt Lake | — | — | — | — | — | 0.81 |
| PFNA | ||||||
| BYLP | 0.54* | 0.80* | 0.22 | 0.66* | 0.05 | 0.17 |
| Duplin | — | 0.26 | 0.33* | 0.11 | 0.50* | 0.38* |
| Montgomery | — | — | 0.58* | 0.14* | 0.75* | 0.63* |
| Orange | — | — | — | 0.44 | 0.17 | 0.05 |
| Queens | — | — | — | — | 0.61* | 0.49 |
| Salt Lake | — | — | — | — | — | 0.12 |
| PFHxS | ||||||
| BYLP | 0.25* | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.66* | 0.38* | 0.33 |
| Duplin | — | 0.52* | 0.06 | 0.40* | 0.13 | 0.08 |
| Montgomery | — | — | 0.58 | 0.93* | 0.65* | 0.60* |
| Orange | — | — | — | 0.34* | 0.07 | 0.02 |
| Queens | — | — | — | — | 0.28* | 0.32* |
| Salt Lake | — | — | — | — | — | 0.05 |
| PFDA | ||||||
| BYLP | 0.23* | 0.12* | 0.10* | 0.27* | 0.02 | 0.06 |
| Duplin | — | 0.11 | 0.14* | 0.04 | 0.21* | 0.17* |
| Montgomery | — | — | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.10* | 0.06 |
| Orange | — | — | — | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.03 |
| Queens | — | — | — | — | 0.25* | 0.21* |
| Salt Lake | — | — | — | — | — | 0.04 |
Statistical significance at p < 0.05 from pairwise t-tests between county means, adjusted for multiple comparisons, are indicated with an asterisk.