Table 2.
Lipid-adjusted PBDE Concentrations in Sera of Pregnant Women, CHAMACOS Study, Salinas Valley, California, 1999–2000 (n = 286)
| PBDE Congener | % >LOD | PBDE Concentrations (ng/g of Lipid) During Pregnancy |
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| 25th Percentile | 50th Percentile | 75th Percentile | 95th Percentile | ||
| BDE-17 | 1.8 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD |
| BDE-28 | 46.9 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | 1.39 | 4.17 |
| BDE-47 | 99.7 | 7.78 | 14.57 | 25.29 | 126.30 |
| BDE-66 | 11.5 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | 0.93 |
| BDE-85 | 40.9 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | 0.58 | 3.60 |
| BDE-99 | 99.0 | 2.28 | 3.85 | 6.69 | 47.84 |
| BDE-100 | 97.2 | 1.49 | 2.45 | 4.26 | 22.43 |
| BDE-153 | 96.9 | 1.27 | 2.03 | 3.67 | 17.54 |
| BDE-154 | 38.3 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | 0.63 | 4.02 |
| BDE-183 | 26.0 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | 0.40 | 1.14 |
Abbreviations: BDE, brominated diphenyl ether; CHAMACOS, Center for the Heath Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas; >LOD, above the limit of detection; ≤LOD, at or below the limit of detection; PBDE, polybrominated diphenyl ether.