Table 4.
Adj-β (95% CI) for serum progesterone and estradiol per change in serum TCDD levels among women who had ovulated and were in the luteal phase (n = 87) and the mid-luteal phase (n = 55), SWHS, Italy, 1996–1998.
| Women in luteal phase
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Women in mid-luteal phase
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| Hormone, TCDD | No. (%) | Adj-β a (95% CI) | No. (%) | Adj-β b (95% CI) |
| Progesterone | ||||
| log TCDD | 87 (100) | −0.70 (−2.4 to 1.0) | 55 (100) | −0.84 (−3.7 to 2.0) |
| ≤ 20.0 | 10 (11.5) | 1.00 | 5 (9.1) | 1.00 |
| 20.1–77.0 | 24 (27.6) | 0.02 (−4.8 to 4.8) | 15 (27.3) | −3.12 (−11.3 to 5.0) |
| 77.1–212.0 | 26 (29.9) | −2.35 (−6.9 to 2.2) | 17 (30.9) | −4.93 (−12.7 to 2.9) |
| > 212 | 27 (31.0) | −0.77 (−5.4 to 3.9) | 18 (32.7) | −3.09 (−11.3 to 5.2) |
| Estradiol | ||||
| log TCDD | 87 (100) | −1.81 (−10.4 to 6.8) | 55 (100) | −3.11 (−14.1 to 7.8) |
| ≤ 20.0 | 10 (11.5) | 1.00 | 5 (9.1) | 1.00 |
| 20.1–77.0 | 24 (27.6) | −3.01 (−21.4 to 15.3) | 15 (27.3) | −10.51 (−37.0 to 16.0) |
| 77.1–212.0 | 26 (29.9) | −10.90 (−29.6 to 7.8) | 17 (30.9) | −16.02 (−43.6 to 11.6) |
| > 212 | 27 (31.0) | −5.63 (−22.5 to 11.2) | 18 (32.7) | −15.89 (−39.6 to 8.0) |
a
Adjusted for age and mid-luteal phase.
b
Adjusted for age.