Table 6.
Multivariate associations between fish consumption (meals per year) and specific PBDE, PCB, and PFC analytes, modeled using a quantile regression model for the 10th, 50th, and 90th percentiles.
| Beta (95% CI)* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictor | Response | 10th percentile | 50th percentile | 90th percentile |
| Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), (ng/mL) | ||||
| All commercially purchased fish (store, restaurant) | PBDE47 | 0.000 (−0.001, 0.000) | 0.000 (0.000, 0.001) | −0.001 (−0.002, 0.002) |
| Locally-caught fish–Great Lakes and AOCs | −0.001 (−0.001, 0.000) | 0.000 (−0.001, 0.000) | 0.002 (−0.001, 0.012) | |
| Locally-caught fish–other water bodies | −0.001 (−0.001, 0.000) | 0.000 (−0.001, 0.000) | 0.000 (−0.001, 0.004) | |
| Total lipids | 0.000 (0.000, 0.000) | 0.000 (0.000, 0.000) | 0.000 (0.000, 0.000) | |
| All commercially purchased fish (store, restaurant) | PBDE99 | – | – | – |
| Locally-caught fish–Great Lakes and AOCs | – | – | – | |
| Locally-caught fish–other water bodies | – | – | – | |
| Total lipids | – | – | – | |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), (ng/mL) | ||||
| All commercially purchased fish (store, restaurant) | PCB132/153/105 (co-eluting) | – | 0.001 (−0.002, 0.003) | −0.002 (−0.003, 0.010) |
| Locally-caught fish–Great Lakes and AOCs | – | 0.003 (0.001, 0.008) | 0.023 (−0.002, 0.027) | |
| Locally-caught fish–other water bodies | – | 0.000 (−0.002, 0.003) | 0.003 (−0.003, 0.012) | |
| Total lipids | – | 0.000 (0.000, 0.001) | 0.001 (0.000, 0.001) | |
| All commercially purchased fish (store, restaurant) | PCB163/138 (co-eluting) | – | 0.000 (−0.001, 0.002) | 0.000 (−0.002, 0.008) |
| Locally-caught fish–Great Lakes and AOCs | – | 0.002 (0.001, 0.005) | 0.014 (0.001, 0.023) | |
| Locally-caught fish–other water bodies | – | 0.001 (−0.001, 0.002) | 0.004 (−0.001, 0.009) | |
| Total lipids | – | 0.000 (0.000, 0.000) | 0.000 (0.000, 0.001) | |
| All commercially purchased fish (store, restaurant) | PCB170/190 (co-eluting) | – | 0.000 (−0.001, 0.001) | 0.000 (−0.001, 0.001) |
| Locally-caught fish–Great Lakes and AOCs | – | 0.002 (0.001, 0.003) | 0.004 (0.002, 0.007) | |
| Locally-caught fish–other water bodies | – | 0.000 (0.000, 0.001) | 0.001 (−0.001, 0.005) | |
| Total lipids | – | 0.000 (0.000, 0.000) | 0.000 (0.000, 0.000) | |
| All commercially purchased fish (store, restaurant) | PCB180 | 0.001 (−0.005, 0.003) | 0.001 (−0.001, 0.002) | −0.001 (−0.002, 0.005) |
| Locally-caught fish–Great Lakes and AOCs | −0.001 (−0.004, 0.003) | 0.002 (0.000, 0.005) | 0.010 (0.004, 0.016) | |
| Locally-caught fish–other water bodies | 0.000 (−0.003, 0.000) | 0.000 (−0.001, 0.002) | 0.001 (−0.002, 0.013) | |
| Total lipids | 0.000 (0.000, 0.000) | 0.000 (0.000, 0.000) | 0.000 (0.000, 0.001) | |
| All commercially purchased fish (store, restaurant) | PCB187 | – | 0.000 (−0.001, 0.001) | −0.001 (−0.001, 0.003) |
| Locally-caught fish–Great Lakes and AOCs | – | 0.001 (0.000, 0.003) | 0.007 (0.002, 0.009) | |
| Locally-caught fish–other water bodies | – | 0.000 (−0.001, 0.001) | 0.000 (−0.001, 0.006) | |
| Total lipids | – | 0.000 (0.000, 0.000) | 0.000 (0.000, 0.000) | |
| Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), (ng/mL) | ||||
| All commercially purchased fish (store, restaurant) | PFDA | 0.000 (−0.009, 0.004) | 0.002 (−0.003, 0.005) | 0.003 (0.000, 0.015) |
| Locally-caught fish–Great Lakes and AOCs | 0.004 (−0.001, 0.007) | 0.006 (0.004, 0.015) | 0.017 (0.009, 0.042) | |
| Locally-caught fish–other water bodies | 0.003 (−0.008, 0.004) | 0.004 (0.002, 0.007) | 0.016 (0.002, 0.030) | |
| All commercially purchased fish (store, restaurant) | PFHpS | 0.001 (−0.004, 0.003) | 0.002 (−0.001, 0.005) | 0.001 (−0.001, 0.019) |
| Locally-caught fish–Great Lakes and AOCs | 0.005 (−0.005, 0.005) | 0.003 (0.001, 0.004) | 0.007 (−0.001, 0.020) | |
| Locally-caught fish–other water bodies | 0.002 (−0.006, 0.004) | 0.002 (0.001, 0.007) | 0.004 (−0.001, 0.020) | |
| All commercially purchased fish (store, restaurant) | PFHxS | −0.001 (−0.007, 0.011) | 0.010 (−0.004, 0.033) | 0.135 (0.015, 0.167) |
| Locally-caught fish–Great Lakes and AOCs | 0.007 (−0.008, 0.016) | 0.002 (−0.002, 0.011) | −0.001 (−0.017, 0.122) | |
| Locally-caught fish–other water bodies | 0.009 (−0.014, 0.011) | 0.009 (−0.001, 0.018) | 0.010 (−0.001, 0.117) | |
| All commercially purchased fish (store, restaurant) | PFNA | −0.002 (−0.007, 0.007) | 0.005 (−0.008, 0.009) | 0.023 (−0.002, 0.054) |
| Locally-caught fish–Great Lakes and AOCs | 0.007 (−0.004, 0.008) | 0.021 (0.004, 0.033) | 0.057 (0.026, 0.115) | |
| Locally-caught fish–other water bodies | 0.008 (−0.015, 0.011) | 0.013 (0.004, 0.021) | 0.018 (0.005, 0.043) | |
| All commercially purchased fish (store, restaurant) | PFOA | −0.001 (−0.021, 0.011) | 0.006 (−0.008, 0.014) | 0.006 (−0.018, 0.020) |
| Locally-caught fish–Great Lakes and AOCs | 0.016 (−0.032, 0.022) | 0.007 (0.003, 0.010) | 0.004 (−0.013, 0.027) | |
| Locally-caught fish–other water bodies | 0.006 (−0.031, 0.012) | 0.007 (0.002, 0.017) | 0.015 (−0.004, 0.058) | |
| All commercially purchased fish (store, restaurant) | PFOS | 0.000 (−0.071, 0.143) | 0.055 (−0.099, 0.156) | 0.050 (−0.085, 0.693) |
| Locally-caught fish–Great Lakes and AOCs | 0.090 (−0.048, 0.170) | 0.175 (0.081, 0.293) | 0.782 (0.151, 1.732) | |
| Locally-caught fish–other water bodies | 0.093 (−0.159, 0.165) | 0.123 (0.063, 0.297) | 0.427 (0.002, 0.850) | |
| All commercially purchased fish (store, restaurant) | PFuDA | 0.000 (−0.002, 0.002) | 0.002 (−0.002, 0.003) | 0.001 (0.000, 0.018) |
| Locally-caught fish–Great Lakes and AOCs | 0.001 (0.000, 0.003) | 0.005 (0.003, 0.011) | 0.016 (0.009, 0.032) | |
| Locally-caught fish–other water bodies | 0.002 (−0.004, 0.002) | 0.002 (0.001, 0.003) | 0.004 (0.000, 0.013) | |
*
Bold font indicates an association that is statistically significant at the p < 0.05 level. Empty cells (−) indicate no estimated effect due to model instability. Models for PBDE and PCB summed congeners are additionally adjusted for total lipids.