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. 2008 Jul 3;116(11):1558–1562. doi: 10.1289/ehp.11425

Table 5.

Adjusteda ORs (95% CIs) of prevalence of any CAL ≥ 4 mm or PD ≥ 4 mm by quintiles (Q) of specific POPs belonging to OC pesticides.

Detectable
Nondetectable Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 p-Trend
CAL ≥4 mm (presence vs. absence in any site)
 Oxychlordane Referent 1.4 (0.8–2.3) 1.1 (0.6–2.0) 1.9 (1.1–3.5) 1.7 (0.9–3.3) 2.3 (1.2–4.5) 0.01
trans-Nonachlor Referent 3.3 (1.3–8.3) 2.6 (1.0–6.6) 3.9 (1.6–9.9) 4.2 (1.6–10.7) 5.0 (1.9–13.3) < 0.01
p,p′-DDEb Referent 1.4 (0.8–2.3) 1.0 (0.6–1.7) 1.6 (0.9–2.8) 1.7 (0.9–3.0) 0.07
 β-HCH Referent 1.3 (0.7–2.3) 2.2 (1.3–3.7) 1.5 (0.8–2.7) 2.2 (1.2–4.0) 2.0 (1.0–3.8) 0.02
PD ≥ 4 mm (presence vs. absence in any site)
 Oxychlordane Referent 1.3 (0.7–2.3) 1.6 (0.9–2.8) 1.6 (0.9–3.0) 1.5 (0.8–2.9) 2.6 (1.3–5.2) 0.02
trans-Nonachlor Referent 1.9 (1.0–3.6) 1.9 (1.0–3.8) 2.1 (1.1–4.3) 2.1 (1.0–4.4) 2.4 (1.1–5.2) 0.05
p,p′-DDEb Referent 1.2 (0.7–2.0) 1.6 (0.9–2.8) 2.2 (1.2–3.8) 2.2 (1.2–4.0) < 0.01
 β-HCH Referent 1.6 (0.9–2.9) 3.3 (2.0–5.7) 2.0 (1.0–3.7) 2.4 (1.2–4.5) 4.1 (2.1–7.9) < 0.01

Abbreviations: p,p′-DDE, p,p′-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; β-HCH, beta-hexachlorocyclohexane.

a

Adjusted for age, sex, race, poverty income ratio, cigarette smoking, serum cotinine, and diabetes.

b

p,p′-DDE were detected in all subjects.