Table 3. Effects of perfluorinated chemicals on thyroid function, markers of ovarian reserve, and natural fertility: Correlation between ovarian reserve, thyroid hormones, and PFCs1.
| AM H | TSH | T3 | T4 | Free T4 | PFO A | PFO S | PFN A | PFHx S | sum PFCs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| AMH | 1.00 | |||||||||
| TSH | -0.11 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| T3 | -0.17 | 0.06 | 1.00 | |||||||
| T4 | -0.16 | -0.02 | 0.60 * | 1.00 | ||||||
| Free T4 | 0.01 | -0.12 | 0.42 * | 0.53* | 1.00 | |||||
| PFOA | -0.04 | 0.15 | 0.23 * | 0.15 | 0.13 | 1.00 | ||||
| PFOS | -0.01 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.37* | 1.00 | |||
| PFNA | -0.15 | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.01 | 0.21* | 0.55* | 0.31* | 1.00 | ||
| PFHxS | -0.08 | 0.02 | 0.12 | -0.12 | -0.04 | 0.45* | 0.36* | 0.24* | 1.00 | 1.00 | 
| sum PFCs | -0.06 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.69* | 0.90* | 0.53* | 0.58* | |
Pearson's correlation coefficients presented
p <0.05