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. 2015 Dec 9;124(6):813–821. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1510101

Table 2.

Chemical concentrations in serum among participants with complete model data.a

Exposure n n > LOD (%) Mean Minimum P25 P50 P75 Maximum
PCB-153
Wet weight (ng/mL serum)
Maternal 480 480 (100) 2.1 0.2 1.0 1.5 2.4 56.1
Cord 492 492 (100) 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 6.3
6-month infant 454 454 (100) 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.7 1.5 33.2
Lipid basis (ng/g lipid)
Maternal 480 205 15 102 150 234 3,958
Cord 492 167 2 73 115 188 3,989
6-month infant 454 206 3 37 113 248 4,714
p,p’-DDE
Wet weight (ng/mL serum)
Maternal 480 478 (99.6) 6.0 0.0 2.6 4.6 7.6 39.8
Cord 492 489 (99.4) 1.4 0.0 0.6 1.1 1.8 9.1
6-month infant 454 452 (99.6) 4.1 0.0 0.7 2.4 5.4 46.0
Lipid basis (ng/g lipid)
Maternal 480 578 0.2 265 458 725 3,292
Cord 492 572 2 259 442 707 4,396
6-month infant 454 648 0.2 115 388 847 6,588
P, percentile. aStatistics computed using lab-reported values for those below the limit of detection (LOD).