Table 4.
Bis-dithiocarbamate and Pyrethroid Pesticide Urinary Metabolite Detections for Latina Farmworkers and Non-Farmworkers, 2012 and 2013.
| Pesticide Urinary Metabolites | Detections | p-value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Farmworkers | Non-farmworkers | ||||
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| >LOQ | >LOQ | ||||
| n | % | n | % | ||
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| 2012 | |||||
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| N=31 | N=55 | ||||
| Bis-dithiocarbamates | |||||
| ETU | 6 | 19.4 | 9 | 16.4 | 0.72 |
| PTU | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Pyrethroids | |||||
| 3PBA | 23 | 74.2 | 33 | 60.0 | 0.18 |
| DCCA | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | 1.8 | -- |
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| 2013 | |||||
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| N=12 | N=28 | ||||
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| Bis-dithiocarbamates | |||||
| ETU | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.6 | -- |
| PTU | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Pyrethroids | |||||
| 3PBA | 11 | 91.7 | 25 | 89.3 | 1.00 |
| DCCA | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- |
*
Chi-square or Fisher’s Exact Test as appropriate