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Published in final edited form as: J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2023 Aug 14;33(5):766–777. doi: 10.1038/s41370-023-00593-3

Table 6.

Comparison of geometric means and percentiles of serum PFNA (in ng/mL) in SHOW (2014–2016) and NHANES (2015–2016) by age, sex and race.

Sample Characteristic n Geometric mean (95% CI) 50th (95% CI) 75th (95% CI) 90th (95% CI) 95th (95% CI)
Age
SHOW 18–39 162 0.36 (0.32–0.41) 0.40 (0.30–0.40) 0.60 (0.50–0.70) 0.80 (0.70–1.10) 1.10 (0.80–1.40)
NHANES 18–39 674 0.46 (0.43–0.50) 0.40 (0.30–0.40) 0.70 (0.60–0.70) 1.00 (0.90–1.00) 1.30 (1.10–1.50)
SHOW 40–59 208 0.44 (0.40–0.48) 0.40 (0.40–0.50) 0.60 (0.60–0.70) 0.90 (0.80–1.20) 1.30 (1.00–1.70)
NHANES 40–59 581 0.60 (0.55–0.66) 0.50 (0.50–0.60) 0.90 (0.80–1.00) 1.30 (1.20–1.50) 1.90 (1.40–2.30)
SHOW 60+ 233 0.62 (0.56–0.67) 0.60 (0.60–0.70) 0.90 (0.80–0.90) 1.40 (1.20–1.80) 2.10 (1.50–2.60)
NHANES 60+ 574 0.78 (0.71–0.85) 0.70 (0.60–0.80) 1.10 (1.00–1.30) 1.70 (1.50–2.00) 2.30 (1.90–2.60)
Sex
SHOW Male 257 0.47 (0.43–0.51) 0.50 (0.40–0.50) 0.70 (0.60–0.80) 1.00 (0.90–1.20) 1.40 (1.10–2.10)
NHANES Male 865 0.64 (0.60–0.69) 0.50 (0.40–0.50) 0.90 (0.80–1.00) 1.40 (1.10–1.40) 1.90 (1.50–2.10)
SHOW Female 346 0.44 (0.40–0.48) 0.40 (0.40–0.50) 0.70 (0.60–0.80) 1.10 (0.90–1.30) 1.40 (1.20–2.00)
NHANES Female 964 0.54 (0.50–0.58) 0.40 (0.30–0.40) 0.80 (0.70–0.80) 1.30 (1.10–1.40) 1.90 (1.40–2.40)
Race
SHOW White (Non-Hispanic) 502 0.48 (0.45–0.51) 0.50 (0.40–0.50) 0.70 (0.70–0.80) 1.10 (0.90–1.30) 1.50 (1.30–2.10)
NHANES White (Non-Hispanic) 563 0.58 (0.54–0.62) 0.50 (0.40–0.50) 0.90 (0.70–0.90) 1.30 (1.10–1.40) 1.90 (1.40–2.30)
SHOW Non-White 100 0.36 (0.31–0.41) 0.30 (0.30–0.40) 0.60 (0.50–0.70) 0.80 (0.60–1.10) 1.00 (0.80–1.50)
NHANES Non-White 1266 0.60 (0.57–0.63) 0.50 (0.40–0.50) 0.90 (0.80–1.00) 1.40 (1.30–1.50) 1.90 (1.60–2.00)

CI confidence interval.