Table 2. Distribution of Adipose Tissue Lipophilic POP Concentrations (ng/g) in the Teen-LABS Cohort, 2007–2012.
| lipophilic POPsa | detection rateb | geometric mean [95% CI]c | min | 25th percentile | median | 75th percentile | max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p,p′-DDE | 100% | 16.1 [14.0, 18.6] | 0.962 | 12.4 | 16.7 | 23.5 | 55.2 |
| p,p′-DDT | 100% | 0.745 [0.625, 0.888] | 0.0953 | 0.518 | 0.806 | 1.27 | 2.9 |
| HCB | 100% | 8.34 [8.03, 8.67] | 6.26 | 7.55 | 8.29 | 8.94 | 12.7 |
| PCB118 | 98.2% | 0.683 [0.602, 0.776] | 0.0707 | 0.529 | 0.69 | 0.917 | 2 |
| PCB153 | 96.5% | 0.628 [0.525, 0.752] | 0.0707 | 0.458 | 0.641 | 0.946 | 2.95 |
| PBDE47 | 98.2% | 19.9 [14.5, 27.1] | 0.0707 | 11.4 | 19.3 | 31.1 | 546 |
a
Abbreviations: POP, persistent organic pollutant; p,p′-DDE, dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene; p,p′-DDT, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; HCB, hexachlorobenzene; PCB, polychlorinated biphenyls; PBDE, polybrominated diphenyl ethers.
b
The percentage of values above the limit of detection (LOD); values below the LODs were replaced by LOD/√2.
c
Unit in ng/g.