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. 2017 Aug 25;125(8):087018. doi: 10.1289/EHP1021

Table 2.

Distribution of urinary organophosphate flame retardant metabolites (ug/L) measured among 211 women with 297 cycles and 563 urine samples in the Environment And Reproductive Health (EARTH) study.

Sample N>MDL GM (95% CI) Min 10th pctl 25th pctl 50th pctl 75th pctl 90th pctl 95th pctl Max
(%)
Specific gravity adjusteda                    
 BCIPP 0 (0.0) NA <MDL <MDL <MDL <MDL <MDL <MDL <MDL <MDL
 BDCIPP 487 (87) 0.68 (0.62, 0.75) <MDL <MDL 0.32 0.69 1.40 3.30 5.08 63.4
 DPHP 527 (94) 0.81 (0.75, 0.89) <MDL <MDL 0.43 0.75 1.28 3.10 5.25 616
 ip-PPP 450 (80) 0.23 (0.21, 0.25) <MDL <MDL 0.12 0.24 0.44 0.77 1.18 71.4
 tb-PPP 81 (14) NA <MDL <MDL <MDL <MDL <MDL 0.27 0.38 351
Wet weight (not specific gravity adjusted)                    
 BCIPP 0 (0.0) NA <MDL <MDL <MDL <MDL <MDL <MDL <MDL <MDL
 BDCIPP 487 (87) 0.66 (0.59, 0.73) <MDL <MDL 0.29 0.69 1.68 3.65 5.76 63.4
 DPHP 527 (94) 0.78 (0.71, 0.87) <MDL <MDL 0.40 0.79 1.49 3.50 5.92 657
 ip-PPP 450 (80) 0.22 (0.20, 0.25) <MDL <MDL 0.09 0.24 0.49 0.94 1.37 79.5
 tb-PPP 81 (14) NA <MDL <MDL <MDL <MDL <MDL 0.11 0.25 374

Note: All values below MDL were assigned a value equal to the MDL divided by 2. BCIPP, bis(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate; BDCIPP, bis(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate; CI, confidence interval; DPHP, diphenyl phosphate; GM, geometric mean; ip-PPP, isopropylphenyl phenyl phosphate; Max, maximum; <MDL, methoddetectionlimit; Min, minimum; NA, not applicable; pctl, percentile; tb-PPP, tert-butylphenyl phenyl phosphate.

a

Adjusted to specific gravity, range (1.001–1.10).