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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Reprod Toxicol. 2017 Jan 19;69:53–59. doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2017.01.006

Table 4. Effects of perfluorinated chemicals on thyroid function, markers of ovarian reserve, and natural fertility: Unadjusted and adjusted associations between PFC levels, AMH, and thyroid hormones1.

Unadjusted associations
β coefficient (p-value)
Adjusted associations2
β coefficient (p-value)
AMH TSH T3 T4 Free T4 AMH TSH T3 T4 Free T4
PFOA -0.57 (0.74) 0.09 (0.37) 6.04 (0.03)* 0.47 (0.07) 0.05 (0.10) -0.56 (0.75) 0.09 (0.37) 6.05 (0.03)* 0.47 (0.07) 0.05 (0.11)
PFOS 0.01 (0.98) 0.01 (0.93) 3.10 (0.30) 0.24 (0.40) 0.03 (0.45) 0.07 (0.73) -0.01 (0.98) 3.94 (0.19) 0.31 (0.28) 0.03 (0.42)
PFNA -0.18 (0.25) 0.01 (0.89) 5.52 (0.02)* 0.21 (0.37) 0.08 (<0.01)* -0.17 (0.27) 0.01 (0.91) 5.65 (0.02)* 0.22 (0.34) 0.08 (<0.01)*
PFHxS -0.11 (0.47) -0.03 (0.69) 2.96 (0.20) -0.13 (0.55) 0.01 (0.83) -0.12 (0.41) -0.03 (0.71) 2.80 (0.22) -0.15 (0.50) 0.01 (0.84)
sum PFCs -0.11 (0.63) 0.02 (0.87) 7.11 (0.04)* 0.40 (0.23) 0.06 (0.14) -0.06 (0.78) 0.01 (0.94) 7.80 (0.03)* 0.46 (0.17) 0.07 (0.13)

PFOA, perfluorooctanoate; PFOS, perfluorooctane sulfonate; PFNA, perfluorononanoic acid; PFHxS, perfluorohexanesulfonic acid; PFC, perfluorinated chemicals;

1

β coefficients and p-values presented from a regression analysis

2

adjusted for age

*

p<0.05