Table 2.
Lipid-adjusted polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) congener, total PCB, PCB functional group and total toxic equivalency dioxin like PCBs serum levels (ng/g lipid).
| PCB congener (ng/g lipid) | Mean | Median | 95th percentile | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total PCBs | 1309.3 | 713.7 | 3520.9 | 55.4-34377.8 |
| 138 | 187.5 | 118.2 | 481.9 | 4.7-4192.9 |
| 153 | 331.6 | 207.9 | 883.3 | 4.7-5618.1 |
| 170 | 113.0 | 64.4 | 332.3 | 5.6-2737.6 |
| 180 | 423.7 | 233.9 | 1032.5 | 9.1-11296.4 |
| 194 | 114.2 | 41.0 | 352.4 | 4.1-4216.3 |
| Immunotoxic PCBs (PCB138+153+180) | 942.9 | 565.7 | 2459.9 | 37.4-18732.4 |
| Pseudo-oestrogen PCBs (PCB28+52+153) | 331.6 | 207.9 | 883.3 | 4.7-5618.1 |
| High chlorinated anti-oestrogenic PCBs (PCB170+180+194) | 651.0 | 342.4 | 1668.5 | 27.4-18122.5 |
| Phenobarbital inducer PCBs (PCB101+153 +180+194) | 869.8 | 499.9 | 2233.8 | 37.4-20402.1 |
| TEQ DL-PCBs | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.43 | 0.03-4.3 |
PBC, polychlorinated biphenyls congener; TEQ, total toxic equivalency.