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). |