Table 2.
Concentration of BPA, PFOA and PFOS in newborn blood spots, Upstate KIDS Study, 2008–2010a.
| All | Singleton | Twins | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical (ng/ml) | LOD (ng/ml) |
% <LOD | Md (IQR) | Md (IQR) | Md (IQR) |
| BPA | 0.3 | 10 | 7.88 (3.39,14.56) | 7.57 (3.34,13.90) | 8.67 (3.48,16.28) |
| PFOA | 0.05 | <1 | 1.07 (0.67,1.60) | 1.10 (0.69,1.63) | 1.01 (0.63,1.53) |
| PFOS | 0.03 | <1 | 1.69 (1.12,2.40) | 1.72 (1.14,2.44) | 1.64 (1.09,2.33) |
BPA, bisphenol A
IQR, interquartile range (25th, 75th percentiles)
LOD, limit of detection
Md, median
ng/ml, nanogram per milli-liter of whole blood
PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid
PFOS, perfluorooctanesulfonic acid
a
n=2071 singleton infants, n = 1040 twin infants