Table 1.
Characteristics and outcome of adults participating in the 1999–2006 NHANES by POPs analyte sample
| PBDEs (N = 483) NHANES 2003–2004 | PFASs (N = 1043) NHANES 2003–2006 | PCBs (N = 461) NHANES 2003–2004 | OC pesticides (N = 1428) NHANES 1999–2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimatea | Std. Error of Estimatea | Estimatea | Std. Error of Estimatea | Estimatea | Std. Error of Estimatea | Estimatea | Std. Error of Estimatea | |
| Age (years), medianb | 70.4 | 0.3 | 71.0 | 0.3 | 70.2 | 0.4 | 70.5 | 0.2 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), mean | 28.0 | 0.2 | 28.2 | 0.2 | 28.2 | 0.3 | 28.0 | 0.2 |
| Follow-Up Time (years), median | 6.4 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 8.7 | 0.2 |
| Gender, % Male | 43.6% | 2.1 | 44.5% | 2.0 | 42.8% | 2.5 | 43.5% | 1.2 |
| Ethnicity, % | ||||||||
| White, Non-Hispanic | 82.2% | 2.2 | 82.6% | 2.1 | 82.8% | 4 | 81.9% | 1.6 |
| Hispanic | 5.3% | 2.3 | 5.1% | 1.1 | 5% | 1.9 | 6.8% | 1.5 |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 7.6% | 1.3 | 8% | 1.1 | 8.5% | 2.6 | 8.2% | 1.1 |
| Other | 4.9% | 1.2 | 4.3% | 0.9 | 3.7% | 1.2 | 3.2% | 0.6 |
| Family Poverty Income Ratio, % | ||||||||
| Less than/equal 2 | 38.3% | 2.7 | 42.7% | 2.8 | 43.7% | 4.3 | 46.3% | 1.9 |
| Greater than 2 | 61.7% | 2.7 | 57.3% | 2.8 | 56.3% | 4.3 | 53.7% | 1.9 |
| Education Level, % | ||||||||
| High school or less | 25.8% | 3.8 | 27.3% | 2.3 | 30.9% | 4.0 | 30.1% | 1.7 |
| High school graduate/GED | 27.2% | 2.4 | 31.0% | 2.1 | 26.3% | 2.4 | 27.7% | 1.6 |
| Some college or above | 47.1% | 4.9 | 41.7% | 1.7 | 42.8% | 3.9 | 42.2% | 1.9 |
| Smoker, % Yes | 55.5% | 2.2 | 54.5% | 1.7 | 57.5% | 3.9 | 55.3% | 1.5 |
| Consume Alcohol, % Yes | 58.6% | 4.0 | 65.9% | 1.9 | 56.9% | 6.2 | 61.7% | 2.2 |
| Mortality Status During Follow-Up, % Deceased | ||||||||
| All-cause | 25.7% | 1.8 | 22.2% | 1.5 | 23.0% | 2.6 | 34.2% | 1.4 |
| Heart/cerebrovascular diseases | 7.1% | 1.1 | 5.7% | 0.6 | 7.0% | 1.0 | 7.9% | 0.7 |
| Cancer | 6.7% | 1.0 | 4.5% | 0.7 | 4.8% | 1.5 | 7.9% | 0.8 |
| Other-cause | 11.9% | 1.9 | 12.0% | 1.5 | 11.2% | 1.9 | 18.2% | 1.4 |
Notes: OC, organochlorine; PBDEs, polybrominated diphenyl ethers; PCBs, polychlorinated biphenyls; PFASs, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances; POPs, persistent organic pollutants
aWeighted to consider complex survey design
b Adults 60 years or older included in study; individuals aged 85 and over were re-coded by NHANES to 85 years of age