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. 2025 Feb 17;45:103758. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2025.103758

Table 2.

Concentrations of Endocrine disruptor chemicals (EDCs) in the mothers of all adolescents.

EDCs/hormones
All participants



With male adolescents



With female adolescents



n Mean ± std Median IQR n Mean ± std Median IQR n Mean ± std Median IQR
Cord Blood
PFHxS (ng/mL) 46 26.05 ± 14.85 25.65 16.2–31.35 24 26.01 ± 17.19 23.95 13.38–29.48 22 26.09 ± 12.2 26.35 17.65–33.55
PFOA (ng/mL) 46 1.36 ± 1.4 0.81 0.23–2.36 24 1.28 ± 1.38 0.77 0.23–2.41 22 1.45 ± 1.44 0.84 0.23–2.21
PFNA (ng/mL) 46 1.4 ± 1.69 0.8 0.25–1.77 24 1.36 ± 1.89 0.73 0.08–1.4 22 1.45 ± 1.5 0.94 0.39–1.96
PFOS (ng/mL) 46 5.46 ± 4.74 4.22 2.55–6.45 24 5.04 ± 4.44 3.52 2.13–6.85 22 5.93 ± 5.12 4.5 3.3–6.2
PFDeA (ng/mL) 46 0.28 ± 0.32 0.1 0.1–0.42 24 0.26 ± 0.31 0.1 0.1–0.32 22 0.3 ± 0.34 0.1 0.1–0.51
PFUA (ng/mL) 46 4.01 ± 6.84 1.36 0.07–3.01 24 4.12 ± 7.92 1.45 0.07–2.72 22 3.89 ± 5.6 1.07 0.07–4.75
PFDoA (ng/mL) 46 0.29 ± 0.28 0.21 0.04–0.39 24 0.25 ± 0.31 0.16 0.04–0.34 22 0.34 ± 0.25 0.28 0.18–0.5
Mother Urine
Urinary creatinine (mg/dL) 45 82.57 ± 56.23 61.69 38.52–121.48 24 94.02 ± 66.04 80.03 42.54–128.91 21 69.48 ± 40.05 58.66 36.33–95.26
MMP (µg/L) 45 52.89 ± 35.89 47.57 22.21–75.3 24 53.87 ± 36.68 45.58 29.76–77.37 21 51.76 ± 35.83 49.34 19.75–73.61
MEP (µg/L) 45 53.16 ± 57.01 36.96 24.46–53.73 24 62.62 ± 69.51 41.4 27.32–55.56 21 42.34 ± 36.93 32.35 20.52–50.27
MBP (µg/L) 45 58.43 ± 45.94 45.02 21.26–78.41 24 65.77 ± 47.22 52.56 30.72–105.97 21 50.04 ± 44.05 39.44 20.84–58.78
MBzP (µg/L) 45 12.5 ± 10.26 8.87 5.8–15.43 24 11.3 ± 7.71 9.2 5.46–14.42 21 13.87 ± 12.63 8.86 6.32–15.74
MEOHP (µg/L) 45 33.94 ± 64.36 8.64 5.69–25.58 24 48.56 ± 83.76 9.29 5.36–36.5 21 17.23 ± 22.21 8.64 5.82–17.09
MEHHP (µg/L) 45 19.07 ± 39.12 7.07 4.02–14.76 24 28.46 ± 51.77 6.92 4.47–20.31 21 8.33 ± 7.57 7.69 2.43–9.67
MEHP (µg/L) 45 15.86 ± 24.79 9.81 7.49–14.53 24 20.19 ± 33.11 10.89 8.49–18.62 21 10.9 ± 6.55 8.78 7.08–11.93
DEHP (µg/L) 45 68.87 ± 119.49 27.12 17.53–55.14 24 97.22 ± 157.39 32.96 18.19–57.4 21 36.46 ± 29.31 22.28 15.93–51.26
Mother Serum
PFHxS (ng/mL) 45 1.03 ± 2.37 0.79 0.04–1.08 23 1.39 ± 3.24 0.82 0.16–1.12 22 0.64 ± 0.69 0.64 0.04–1
PFOA (ng/mL) 45 2.85 ± 4.39 2.5 1.06–2.97 23 3.61 ± 5.85 2.64 1.96–3.1 22 2.06 ± 1.81 1.92 0.23–2.68
PFNA (ng/mL) 45 1.55 ± 1.58 1.18 0.59–1.8 23 2.03 ± 2.03 1.41 0.8–2.47 22 1.04 ± 0.61 0.88 0.59–1.63
PFOS (ng/mL) 45 14.1 ± 9.95 11.3 9.79–17.42 23 15.55 ± 12.78 10.95 9.89–17.84 22 12.58 ± 5.63 12.13 8.8–17.15
PFDeA (ng/mL) 45 0.45 ± 0.29 0.43 0.27–0.6 23 0.5 ± 0.34 0.38 0.26–0.75 22 0.4 ± 0.21 0.43 0.28–0.48
PFUA (ng/mL) 45 4.25 ± 5.41 2.45 1.27–4.34 23 5.39 ± 7.01 2.72 1.22–8.03 22 3.05 ± 2.65 2.43 1.32–3.32
PFDoA (ng/mL) 45 0.31 ± 0.23 0.3 0.12–0.39 23 0.35 ± 0.3 0.31 0.04–0.58 22 0.26 ± 0.13 0.29 0.23–0.34

PFHxS: perfluorohexanesulfonic acid. PFOA: perfluorooctanoic acid. PFNA: perfluorononanoic acid. PFOS: perfluorooctane sulfonate. PFDeA perfluorodecanoic acid. PFUA: perfluoroundecanoic acid. PFDoA: perfluorododecanoic acid. MEP: mono-ethyl phthalate. MMP: mono-methyl phthalate. MBP: mono-butyl phthalate. MBzP: mono-benzyl phthalate. MEHP: mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate. MEHHP: mono-2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl phthalate. MEOHP: mono- 2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl phthalate. DEHP: di-2-ethyl-hexyl phthalate.