Table 1.
Lipid-adjusted serum concentration of OC pesticides in 1999–2004 NHANES adult participants ≥20 years of age.
| 1999–2000 cycle (n = 1,475) |
2001–2002 cycle (n = 1,693) |
2003–2004 cycle (n = 1,585) |
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| Chemical | No. (missing) | Percent ≥LOD | Value range (ng/g) | No. (missing) | Percent ≥LOD | Value range (ng/g) | No. (missing) | Percent ≥LOD | Value range (ng/g) |
| Hexachlorobenzene | 1,111 (364) | 26 | 12.4–381.0 | 1,530 (163) | 7.52 | 3.3–241.0 | 1,373 (212) | 0.07 | 1.55–174.0 |
| β-HCH | 1,240 (235) | 83.23 | 1.46–766.36 | 1,533 (160) | 72.74 | 1.41–3500.0 | 1,370 (215) | 79.56 | 0.90–2850.0 |
| λ-HCH | 1,139 (336) | 3.95 | 1.6–127.0 | 1,522 (171) | 1.12 | 0.4–73.3 | 1,367 (218) | 0.66 | 0.35–304.0 |
| p,p′-DDE | 1,278 (197) | 99.92 | 6.58–27900.0 | 1,540 (153) | 99.94 | 3.75–24200.0 | 1,368 (217) | 99.85 | 1.56–22900.0 |
| p,p′-DDT | 1,002 (473) | 43.01 | 3.25–3450.0 | 1,549 (144) | 38.67 | 2.33–2280.0 | 1,370 (215) | 81.75 | 0.90–676.0 |
| o,p′-DDT | 1,002 (473) | 1.1 | 2.2–116.0 | 1,523 (170) | 2.1 | 0.7–194.0 | 1,358 (227) | 7.51 | 0.49–223.0 |
| Oxychlordane | 998 (477) | 82.36 | 2.3–218.0 | 1,497 (196) | 81.96 | 1.7–289.0 | 1,383 (202) | 87.85 | 1.06–159.0 |
| trans-Nonachlor | 1,269 (206) | 91.57 | 2.3–331.0 | 1,528 (165) | 89.20 | 1.7–834.0 | 1,366 (219) | 96.19 | 1.34–355.0 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | 951 (524) | 52.58 | 2.3–912.0 | 1,518 (175) | 60.21 | 1.4– 181.0 | 1,371 (214) | 66.67 | 1.10–154.0 |
| Mirex | 1,194 (281) | 13.32 | 1.6–22.0 | 1,529 (164) | 33.75 | 1.1–2960.0 | 1,359 (226) | 49.45 | 0.49–166.0 |
| Aldrin | – | – | – | 1,519 (174) | 0.26 | 0.4–8.5 | 1,358 (227) | 0.15 | 0.35–58.1 |
| Dieldrin | – | – | – | 1,443 (250) | 64.73 | 1.9– 670.0 | 1,365 (220) | 90.70 | 1.20–448.0 |
| Endrin | – | – | – | 1,457 (236) | 0.14 | 0.4–11.7 | 1,286 (299) | 0.16 | 0.35–6.10 |