Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of enrolled participants in May–June 2007, by water district and primary source of drinking water (public water source or bottled water).
| Lubeck |
Little Hocking |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Public | Bottled | Public | Bottled | All participants |
| No. enrolled | 132 | 17 | 40 | 11 | 200 |
| Percent female | 49 | 59 | 50 | 55 | 50 |
| Age (years)a | 55.8 ± 15 | 52 ± 16 | 51.8 ± 14 | 53 ± 15 | 54.5 ± 15 |
| Serum PFOA (ng/mL)a | 122 ± 81 | 58 ± 36 | 424 ± 333 | 180 ± 193 | 180 ± 209 |
| Percent provided with public water at work | 33 | 29 | 45 | 9 | 34 |
| Percent eating homegrown produce | 30 | 18 | 18 | 55 | 28 |
| Percent eating local produce | 77 | 71 | 72 | 91 | 76 |
a
Data are mean ± SD.