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. 2023 Dec 13;131(12):127007. doi: 10.1289/EHP13174

Table 3.

PFAS serum concentrations (ng/mL) among subcohort participants (n=999; 499 women and 500 men) and participants of the LifeLink Cohort with incident cancers.a,b

Type of PFAS Group Both sexes Women Men
P25 Median P75 P25 Median P75 P25 Median P75
PFHpA Subcohort 0.06 0.10 0.20 0.06 0.10 0.18 0.07 0.11 0.22
PFHpA Bladder cancer cases 0.06 0.10 0.20 0.07 0.09 0.16 0.06 0.10 0.20
PFHpA Breast cancer cases NAc NAc NAc 0.06 0.10 0.19 NAc NAc NAc
PFHpA Kidney cancer cases 0.07 0.11 0.19 0.07 0.10 0.16 0.07 0.11 0.21
PFHpA Pancreas cancer cases 0.06 0.10 0.19 0.06 0.10 0.18 0.07 0.10 0.19
PFHpA Prostate cancer cases NAc NAc NAc NAc NAc NAc 0.06 0.10 0.18
PFHpA Hematologic malignancy cases 0.07 0.11 0.20 0.07 0.10 0.18 0.06 0.11 0.21
PFHxS Subcohort 2.00 3.10 5.10 1.80 2.80 5.00 2.10 3.30 5.30
PFHxS Bladder cancer cases 2.10 3.00 4.90 1.60 2.65 3.70 2.20 3.20 5.00
PFHxS Breast cancer cases NAc NAc NAc 1.70 2.80 5.20 NAc NAc NAc
PFHxS Kidney cancer cases 2.10 3.30 4.90 2.20 3.05 4.90 2.05 3.35 4.65
PFHxS Pancreas cancer cases 1.80 2.95 4.85 1.50 2.70 5.20 1.90 3.20 4.80
PFHxS Prostate cancer cases NAc NAc NAc NAc NAc NAc 2.20 3.30 5.10
PFHxS Hematologic malignancy cases 2.00 3.00 5.20 1.80 2.80 4.90 2.20 3.30 5.30
PFNA Subcohort 0.49 0.67 0.98 0.49 0.67 0.96 0.49 0.67 0.99
PFNA Bladder cancer cases 0.47 0.68 1.00 0.43 0.62 1.00 0.47 0.69 1.00
PFNA Breast cancer cases NAc NAc NAc 0.46 0.67 1.00 NAc NAc NAc
PFNA Kidney cancer cases 0.51 0.68 1.00 0.51 0.66 0.98 0.52 0.72 1.00
PFNA Pancreas cancer cases 0.45 0.63 1.00 0.43 0.62 0.97 0.47 0.63 1.00
PFNA Prostate cancer cases NAc NAc NAc NAc NAc NAc 0.49 0.70 1.00
PFNA Hematologic malignancy cases 0.45 0.65 1.00 0.45 0.63 0.99 0.45 0.68 1.00
PFOA Subcohort 3.90 5.20 6.90 3.70 5.00 6.90 4.00 5.20 6.95
PFOA Bladder cancer cases 3.80 5.10 6.70 3.60 4.30 6.60 3.90 5.20 6.80
PFOA Breast cancer cases NAc NAc NAc 3.70 5.00 6.90 NAc NAc NAc
PFOA Kidney cancer cases 3.90 5.20 7.30 3.80 5.35 7.60 3.90 5.05 7.20
PFOA Pancreas cancer cases 3.85 5.10 6.30 3.80 5.00 7.00 3.90 5.10 6.20
PFOA Prostate cancer cases NAc NAc NAc NAc NAc NAc 4.00 5.30 6.90
PFOA Hematologic malignancy cases 3.80 5.00 6.70 3.70 4.90 6.55 3.80 5.10 6.80
PFOS Subcohort 13.00 18.00 25.00 13.00 18.00 25.00 13.50 18.00 25.50
PFOS Bladder cancer cases 13.00 18.00 25.00 11.00 16.00 22.00 13.00 19.00 25.00
PFOS Breast cancer cases NAc NAc NAc 12.00 17.00 24.00 NAc NAc NAc
PFOS Kidney cancer cases 13.00 18.00 26.00 11.00 19.50 27.00 14.00 18.00 24.00
PFOS Pancreas cancer cases 12.00 18.00 25.00 11.00 18.00 25.00 12.00 19.00 25.00
PFOS Prostate cancer cases NAc NAc NAc NAc NAc NAc 14.00 19.00 26.00
PFOS Hematologic malignancy cases 12.00 17.00 24.00 12.00 16.00 23.00 13.00 18.00 25.00

Note: NA, not applicable; P25, 25th percentile; P75, 75th percentile; PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances; PFHpA, perfluoroheptanoic acid; PFHxS, perfluorohexane sulfonic acid; PFNA, perfluorononanoic acid; PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid; PFOS, perfluorooctane sulfonate.

aValues below the limit of detection were imputed as the limit of detection divided by the square root of 2.

bThe total number of cases of each type of cancer were as follows: bladder cancer, 401; breast cancer, 786; kidney cancer, 158; pancreas cancer, 172; prostate cancer, 1,610; hematologic malignancies, 635.

cBreast cancer was considered for females only, and prostate cancer was considered for males only.