Table 3.
Median and interquartile interval of metabolite levels (pg/mg) by self-reported pesticide exposure.
| Median (interquartile interval) pg/mg |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | DEP | DETP | DEDTP | DMP | Total DEPs* | Total DAP** | |
| Occupation | |||||||
| Other | 14 | 80.2 (2.5,147) | 24.8 (13.1,71.6) | 34.5 (22.1,70.0) | 3.0 (3.0,243.2) | 171.9 (91.1,332.7) | 346.6 (94.1,582.3) |
| Farming | 18 | 133.7 (62.1,311.4) | 46.7 (19.5,161.0) | 30.6 (21.5,51.6) | 19.9 (3.0,146.2) | 208.9 (144.0,532.9) | 385.7 (194.8,780.0) |
| Housewife | 18 | 70.3 (60.5,301.1) | 34.7 (10.8,181.6) | 36.9 (25.7,63.3) | 3.0 (3.0,30.8) | 140.0 (99.3,567.7) | 224.6 (123.5,996.6) |
| Involved in pesticide spraying (wet/maha season) | |||||||
| 1–3 Times a week | 6 | 197.2 (132.7,311.4) | 121.8 (29.4,161.0) | 30.6 (1.5,45.7) | 3.0 (3.0,3.0) | 364.5 (191.8,473.9) | 438.0 (335.7,708.9) |
| 2–3 Times a month | 14 | 71.0 (48.0,281.0) | 28.4 (19.1,82.5) | 32.0 (23.4,52.9) | 7.5 (3.0,106.7) | 125.3 (95.2,532.9) | 276.2 (100.8,780.0) |
| Once a month | 5 | 65.4 (2.5,171.0) | 36.0 (16.8,53.5) | 38.4 (1.5,193.5) | 3.0 (3.0,3.0) | 226.0 (120.5,258.0) | 261.0 (123.5,372.2) |
| Never | 25 | 76.9 (60.5,147.0) | 33.4 (11.7,76.3) | 35.6 (25.7,63.3) | 3.0 (3.0,208.2) | 151.8 (109.6,354.6) | 346.2 (132.5,879.8) |
| Involved in pesticide spraying (dry/Yala season) | |||||||
| 1–3 Times a week | 6 | 133.7 (128.4,209.4) | 45.7 (27.9,161) | 15.7 (1.5,30.1) | 54.8 (3.0,521.0) | 209.2 (187.9,396.2) | 438.0 (333.2,708.9) |
| 2–3 Times a month | 15 | 63.6 (2.5,281.0) | 28.7 (11.6,95.7) | 37.4 (23.4,52.1) | 3.0 (3.0,75.2) | 137.9 (95.1,532.9) | 219.2 (98.4,570.7) |
| Once a month | 4 | 118.2 (33.9,671.9) | 44.8 (26.4,222.4) | 116.0 (20.0,206.5) | 3.0 (3.0,74.6) | 242.0 (173.3,1007.8) | 316.6 (192.2,1066.4) |
| Never | 25 | 83.0 (60.5,147.1) | 36.0 (11.7,233.6) | 35.6 (25.7,70.0) | 3.0 (3.0,109.7) | 170.0 (109.6,450.6) | 357.6 (132.5,996.6) |
| Use of non-agricultural pesticides | |||||||
| No | 8 | 100.7 (64.4,207.8) | 38.5 (12.3,131.8) | 30.0 (24.3,53.1) | 55.3 (7.5,313.9) | 180.9 (97.2,381) | 295.9 (116.1,1151.8) |
| Yes | 42 | 83.3 (48.0,209.4) | 34.7 (16.8,147.9) | 35.2 (23.4,63.3) | 3.0 (3.0,109.7) | 164.4 (106.6,450.6) | 351.9 (132.5,780.0) |
| Distance to nearest field (m) | |||||||
| ≤5 | 12 | 133.7 (84.6,260.4) | 42.4 (23.5,173.1) | 30.6 (28.9,212.3) | 3.0 (3.0,54.8) | 242.3 (179.6,435.0) | 345.4 (184.6,592.9) |
| 6–200 | 13 | 78.5 (53.8,184.9) | 21.5 (6.1,95.7) | 27.9 (21.0,51.6) | 25.8 (3.0,208.2) | 137.9 (95.4,332.7) | 346.2 (125.1,1114.5) |
| 201–365 | 12 | 139.6 (68.8,318.0) | 46.7 (18.2,233.9) | 35.9 (24.6,93.3) | 3.0 (3.0,110.8) | 198.0 (126.8,595.6) | 471.4 (165.9,1110.6) |
| 366–500 | 13 | 62.1 (2.5,76.9) | 36.0 (13.1,71.6) | 35.6 (22.1,53.3) | 3 (3.0,109.7) | 142.2 (91.1,181.1) | 258.7 (107.1,453.6) |
*
Total diethylphosphates (DEP+DETP+DEDTP).
**
Total non-specific dialkyl phosphate (DEP+DETP+DEDTP+DMP).