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. 2006 Dec 11;115(3):383–389. doi: 10.1289/ehp.9546

Table 5.

Correlationa between levels of insecticides and a pesticide adjuvant in maternal personal air compared with those in 2-week integrated indoor air samples collected between the 32nd week of pregnancy and delivery.

1st 2 weeksb (n = 91) 2nd 2 weeksb (n = 85) 3rd 2 weeksb (n = 72) 4th 2 weeksb (n = 49) Averagec (n = 96)
Chlorpyrifos 0.86 0.82 0.85 0.87 0.85
Diazinon 0.89 0.87 0.88 0.88 0.90
Propoxur 0.72 0.70 0.75 0.70 0.76
Piperonyl butoxide 0.72 0.60 0.68 0.56 0.59
a

All p-values < 0.001, Pearson’s correlation coefficient.

b

Of indoor air samplings. Missing: propoxur: 1st 2 weeks (n = 5); 2nd 2 weeks (n = 4); 3rd 2 weeks (n = 4); 4th 2 weeks (n = 3); piperonyl butoxide: 1st 2 weeks (n = 11); 2nd 2 weeks (n = 11); 3rd 2 weeks (n = 10); 4th 2 weeks (n = 8).

c

Average levels of all indoor air samples collected in each home between the 32nd week of pregnancy and delivery.