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. 2015 Mar 6;123(10):965–970. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1408630

Table 3.

Weighted quantile sum regression index weightsa estimated in the study population and in each study site.

Chemical Detroit(p = 0.045)a Iowa(p = 0.002)a Los Angeles(p < 0.049)a Seattle(p = 0.071)a All sites(p = 0.006)a
PCB 105 0.01 0.07 0.03 0.01 0.02
PCB 138 < 0.005 0.01 0.01 < 0.005 < 0.005
PCB 153 < 0.005 0.01 0.12 0.07 0.02
PCB 170 0.17 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.03
PCB 180 0.18 0.02 0.01 0.14 0.32
Benz(a)anthracene < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.09 < 0.005
Benzo(b)fluoranthene < 0.005 < 0.005 0.10 < 0.005 < 0.005
Benzo(k)fluoranthene < 0.005 < 0.005 0.30 0.01 0.07
Benzo(a)pyrene 0.07 0.04 < 0.005 0.03 0.06
Chrysene < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005
Dibenz(ah)anthracene < 0.005 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.01
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 0.03 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005
α-chlordane 0.02 0.07 0.03 0.01 0.04
γ-chlordane < 0.005 0.12 0.03 0.01 0.08
Carbaryl 0.01 < 0.005 0.03 0.01 0.01
Chlorpyrifos 0.01 0.02 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005
cis-Permethrin 0.09 0.01 0.03 0.02 < 0.005
trans-Permethrin 0.06 < 0.005 0.01 0.09 0.03
2,4-D 0.05 < 0.005 0.11 < 0.005 < 0.005
DDE < 0.005 0.11 0.07 0.14 0.08
DDT 0.01 < 0.005 0.01 0.01 < 0.005
Diazinon 0.01 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.02 < 0.005
Dicamba 0.09 < 0.005 0.06 < 0.005 < 0.005
Methoxychlor 0.12 0.01 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005
o-Phenylphenol < 0.005 0.11 < 0.005 0.06 0.04
Pentachlorophenol < 0.005 0.06 < 0.005 0.09 0.01
Propoxur 0.05 0.30 0.01 0.16 0.17
ap-Value associated with the estimated weighted quantile sum regression index parameter as given in Table 2.