Table 5.
Serum 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin levels in Air Force Health Study participants in 1987 (reproduced from Wolfe et al. [66])
| Stratum | Ranch Hands | Comparison subjects | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Median (ppt) | Range (ppt) | N | Median (ppt) | Range (ppt) | |
| Flying officers (pilot) | 247 | 7.3 | 0.0–42.6 | 239 | 4.7 | 0.0–18.5 |
| Flying officers (navigator) | 63 | 9.3 | 1.1–35.9 | 53 | 4.5 | 2.2–7.9 |
| Nonflying officers | 19 | 6.6 | 3.1–24.9 | 11 | 4.3 | 0.0–6.0 |
| Flying enlisted personnel | 152 | 17.2 | 0.0–195.5 | 137 | 4.0 | 0.0–12.7 |
| Nonflying enlisted personnel | 407 | 23.6 | 0.0–617.7 | 416 | 3.9 | 0.0–54.8 |
| All personnel | 888 | 12.4 | 0.0–617.7 | 856 | 4.2 | 0.0–54.8 |