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. 2019 Jan 10;127(1):017004. doi: 10.1289/EHP3567

Table 3.

Sample-specific tertile cut points of plasma perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) concentrations in first-trimester maternal samples from participants in the Puberty Cohort (n=722 and 445), Denmark (2017).

PFAS concentrations (ng/mL)
Sample 1 (n=722) Sample 2 (n=445)
Analyte Low Boys/girls (n)a Medium Boys/girls (n)a High Boys/girls (n)a Low Boys/girls (n)a Medium Boys/girls (n)a High Boys/girls (n)a
PFOA 1.01–4.16 112/129 4.17–5.87 119/123 5.89–41.5 125/114 1.03–3.36 78/68 3.4–4.88 79/73 4.9–13.8 78/69
PFOS 6.4–28.0 119/126 28.1–38.4 122/119 38.5–106.7 115/121 7.68–23.2 74/71 23.3–31.5 81/69 31.6–91.4 80/70
PFHxS NM NA NM NA NM NA 0.11–0.87 77/80 0.88–1.26 87/62 1.27–5.73 71/68
PFHpS NM NA NM NA NM NA 0.07–0.29 79/72 0.3–0.42 85/70 0.43–1.52 71/68
PFNA NM NA NM NA NM NA 0.14–0.41 72/76 0.42–0.53 80/66 0.54–2.23 83/68
PFDA NM NA NM NA NM NA 0.08–0.15 76/75 0.16–0.21 82/72 0.22–0.9 77/63

Note: —, data not available; NA, not available; NM, not measured; PFDA, perfluorodecanoic acid; PFHpS, perfluoroheptane sulfonate; PFHxS, perfluorohexane sulfonate; PFNA, perfluorononanoic acid; PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid; PFOS, perfluorooctanesulfonic acid.

a

Number of boys and girl in sample-specific tertile.