Table 5.
Male and Female Fibrosis (percentage of LV Area)
| Age | Sex | Exposure Duration | Control | BPA 2.5 | BPA 25 | BPA 250 | BPA 2500 | BPA 25000 | EE2 0.05 | EE2 0.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PND 21 | Male | - | 0.94 ± 0.33 (10) | 1.37 ± 0.37 (8) | 1.33 ± 0.66 (8) | 0.98 ± 0.42 (9) | 1.12 ± 0.43 (10) | 0.99 ± 0.26 (10) | 1.13 ± 0.33 (10) | 1.40 ± 0.55 (10)a |
| Female | - | 1.14 ± 0.55 (10) | 1.09 ± 0.27 (10) | 1.16 ± 0.43 (10) | 1.11 ± 0.45 (10) | 1.32 ± 0.42 (10) | 1.16 ± 0.30 (10) | 1.22 ± 0.49 (10) | 1.02 ± 0.38 (10) | |
| PND 90 | Male | Stop | 2.34 ± 0.86 (10) | 2.32 ± 0.54 (9) | 2.63 ± 0.81 (8) | 3.04 ± 1.08 (10) | 3.23 ± 1.05 (9) | 2.90 ± 1.06 (10) | 2.61 ± 0.60 (10) | 2.81 ± 0.61 (9) |
| Male | Continuous | 3.38 ± 1.18 (10) | 3.09 ± 0.96 (9) | 3.44 ± 0.93 (8) | 3.09 ± 1.19 (10) | 4.18 ± 1.06 (8) | 2.36 ± 0.39 (9) | 3.41 ± 1.08 (10) | 3.65 ± 1.10 (10) | |
| Female | Stop | 2.70 ± 1.34 (10) | 2.46 ± 0.88 (8) | 2.64 ± 1.1 (10) | 2.59 ± 0.72 (10) | 3.16 ± 1.32 (8) | 3.11 ± 1.02 (10) | 2.01 ± 0.41 (10) | 2.31 ± 0.57 (10) | |
| Female | Continuous | 3.13 ± 0.90 (10) | 2.74 ± 1.21 (10) | 2.81 ± 0.82 (9) | 3.13 ± 1.02 (10) | 3.16 ± 0.97 (9) | 2.14 ± 0.53 (9)b | 2.88 ± 1.01 (10) | 3.00 ± 1.13 (10) | |
| 6 Month | Male | Stop | 2.50 ± 0.82 (10) | 2.19 ± 0.89 (10) | 1.88 ± 0.52 (9) | 2.19 ± 0.88 (10) | 2.47 ± 0.67 (9) | 2.35 ± 0.75 (10) | 2.60 ± 0.64 (10) | 2.54 ± 0.99 (10) |
| Male | Continuous | 2.48 ± 0.77 (10) | 2.29 ± 0.59 (9) | 2.50 ± 1.00 (10) | 2.45 0.93 (10) | 2.69 ± 0.79 (8) | 3.28 ± 1.40 (10) | 2.18 ± 0.43 (9) | 2.30 ± 0.42 (8) | |
| Female | Stop | 2.82 ± 0.83 (10) | 2.99 ± 1.10 (10) | 2.88 ± 1.08 (10) | 2.58 ± 1.14 (10) | 2.31 ± 0.68 (10) | 2.96 ± 0.68 (9) | 2.23 ± 0.43 (9) | 1.90 ± 0.60 (10)c | |
| Female | Continuous | 2.31 ± 1.08 (10) | 2.47 ± 0.96 (10) | 2.35 ± 0.89 (10) | 2.17 ± 0.43 (10) | 2.83 ± 1.01 (10) | 2.69 ± 0.90 (10) | 2.59 ± 0.92 (10) | 2.47 ± 1.02 (10) |
Values represent group mean ± SD; the number of samples analyzed is shown in parenthesis.
p = 0.03, d = 1.15;
p=0.08, d = 1.46;
p =0.006 d = 1.37