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Published in final edited form as: Environ Res. 2006 Dec 26;104(2):296–304. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2006.11.007

Table 4.

Adjusted^† regression coefficients (95% CI) for change in Total T₃ associated with an interquartile range increase in serum contaminant levels when also adjusted for p,p′-DDE concentration. N=341.

Analyte	Analyte Coefficient (95% CI)	p,p′-DDE Coefficient (95% CI)
PCB118	-0.020 (-0.053, 0.015)	0.038 (0.014, 0.062)^**
PCB138	-0.032 (-0.061, -0.003)^**	0.041 (0.018, 0.064)^**
PCB153	-0.038 (-0.067, -0.008)^**	0.041 (0.018, 0.065)^**
ΣPCB	-0.034 (-0.066, -0.004)^**	0.039 (0.016, 0.062)^**
Group1	-0.028 (-0.055, -0.002)^**	0.041 (0.018, 0.065)^**
Group2	-0.033 (-0.065, -0.002)^**	0.039 (0.016, 0.062)^**
Group3	-0.032 (-0.062, -0.001)^**	0.037 (0.014, 0.060)^**
HCB	-0.034 (-0.062, -0.005)^**	0.042 (0.018, 0.066)^**

p<0.1

^**

p<0.05

^†

Adjusted for p,p′-DDE concentration, serum lipids, age, BMI, current smoking, and time of blood draw (morning vs. afternoon).