Table 1.
Detection and concentrations of organochlorine pollutants in plasma samples from the study population [μg/L (μg/g lipids)].
| Organochlorinea | Detection frequency (%) | Percentile | Maximum | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | |||
| Controls | ||||||
| p,p´-DDT | 36.2 | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | 0.07 (0.01) | 1.7 (0.32) |
| p,p´-DDD | 24.0 | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | 0.04 (0.008) | 0.84 (0.15) |
| p,p´-DDE | 96.2 | 0.39 (0.07) | 0.98 (0.18) | 2.06 (0.38) | 4.37 (0.75) | 27.8 (6.7) |
| PCB-28 | 54.5 | < LOD | < LOD | 0.07 (0.01) | 0.28 (0.05) | 8.0 (1.4) |
| PCB-52 | 42.6 | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | 0.28 (0.05) | 12.7 (2.5) |
| PCB-101 | 52.1 | < LOD | < LOD | 0.05 (0.009) | 0.13 (0.02) | 1.1 (0.21) |
| PCB-118 | 59.2 | < LOD | < LOD | 0.08 (0.01) | 0.20 (0.03) | 3.3 (0.9) |
| PCB-138 | 97.4 | 0.18 (0.03) | 0.31 (0.06) | 0.53 (0.10) | 0.90 (0.16) | 12.2 (2.4) |
| PCB-153 | 98.2 | 0.24 (0.05) | 0.48 (0.09) | 0.85 (0.15) | 1.47 (0.26) | 16.5 (3.5) |
| PCB-180 | 97.4 | 0.23 (0.04) | 0.39 (0.07) | 0.64 (0.12) | 1.03 (0.18) | 10.3 (2.0) |
| α-HCH | 35.9 | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | 0.08 (0.01) | 1.6 (0.32) |
| β-HCH | 43.5 | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | 0.09 (0.02) | 1.9 (0.30) |
| γ-HCH | 27.7 | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | 0.08 (0.01) | 1.8 (0.41) |
| Chlordecone | 84.1 | < LOD | 0.17 (0.03) | 0.42 (0.08) | 0.83 (0.15) | 49.2 (8.8) |
| Cases | ||||||
| p,p´-DDT | 29.3 | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | 0.06 (0.01) | 2.5 (0.43) |
| p,p´-DDD | 20.1 | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | 0.03 (0.006) | 0.99 (0.15) |
| p,p´-DDE | 95.5 | 0.40 (0.08) | 1.11 (0.22) | 2.55 (0.50) | 5.74 (1.07) | 40.1 (6.6) |
| PCB-28 | 52.6 | < LOD | < LOD | 0.06 (0.01) | 0.29 (0.05) | 6.8 (1.1) |
| PCB-52 | 49.3 | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | 0.38 (0.07) | 6.7 (1.1) |
| PCB-101 | 51.2 | < LOD | < LOD | 0.05 (0.009) | 0.13 (0.02) | 1.2 (0.17) |
| PCB-118 | 62.0 | < LOD | < LOD | 0.08 (0.02) | 0.18 (0.03) | 2.4 (0.52) |
| PCB-138 | 97.9 | 0.17 (0.03) | 0.30 (0.06) | 0.54 (0.10) | 0.87 (0.18) | 6.7 (1.1) |
| PCB-153 | 98.8 | 0.23 (0.04) | 0.41 (0.06) | 0.78 (0.10) | 1.24 (0.18) | 8.4 (1.3) |
| PCB-180 | 97.2 | 0.25 (0.05) | 0.37 (0.07) | 0.62 (0.12) | 0.90 (0.18) | 6.2 (1.0) |
| α-HCH | 28.5 | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | 0.05 (0.01) | 1.2 (0.20) |
| β-HCH | 38.0 | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | 0.11 (0.02) | 2.2 (0.46) |
| γ-HCH | 18.4 | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | 0.65 (0.13) |
| Chlordecone | 82.8 | < LOD | 0.18 (0.03) | 0.43 (0.08) | 0.94 (0.18) | 26.4 (4.1) |
| aPCB congeners 18, 77, 101, 105, 110, 126, 128, 143, 149, 156, 169, 170, 183, 187, 194, 195, 206, and 209 were below the LOD in all cases and controls. | ||||||