Table 1.
Distributions of persistent organic pollutant concentrations in serum samples collected from 2011–2013 from a subset of PROTECT participants (n=48) and NHANES women aged 18–40 years.
| Percentiles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analyte | LODa | % >LOD | Mean | Min | 25th | 50th | 75th | 95th | NHANES 50th women 18–40 | NHANES 95th women 18–40 | NHANES n | NHANES cycle |
| PFASs (μg/L) | ||||||||||||
| n-PFOA | 0.1 | 100 | 1.16 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 1.13 | 3.10 | 1.10 | 2.90 | 375 | 2013–2014 |
| n-PFOS | 0.1 | 100 | 1.66 | 0.20 | 0.78 | 1.50 | 2.33 | 3.30 | 2.30 | 9.00 | 375 | 2013–2014 |
| PFDeA | 0.1 | 64.6 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 760 | 2009–2010 |
| PFHxS | 0.1 | 95.8 | 0.34 | 0.07 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.90 | 0.70 | 3.25 | 760 | 2009–2010 |
| PFNA | 0.1 | 97.9 | 0.42 | 0.07 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 2.03 | 760 | 2009–2010 |
| Sm-PFOS | 0.1 | 97.9 | 0.61 | 0.07 | 0.30 | 0.55 | 0.93 | 1.20 | 0.60 | 2.00 | 375 | 2013–2014 |
| PBDEs (ng/g lipid) | ||||||||||||
| BDE153 | 2.3 | 70.8 | 5.55 | 1.27 | 2.08 | 3.87 | 6.57 | 12.8 | 4.90 | 36.6 | 363 | 2003–2004 |
| BDE47 | 3.6 | 68.8 | 7.50 | 1.56 | 3.26 | 4.66 | 7.94 | 21.8 | 22.8 | 127 | 361 | 2003–2004 |
| PCBs (ng/g lipid) | ||||||||||||
| PCB138–158 | 2.3 | 56.3 | 2.84 | 1.34 | 1.84 | 2.33 | 3.31 | 5.96 | 6.67 | 27.5 | 343 | 2003–2004 |
| PCB153 | 2.3 | 77.1 | 3.64 | 1.41 | 2.23 | 3.15 | 3.82 | 9.12 | 8.23 | 31.7 | 342 | 2003–2004 |
| Pesticides (ng/g lipid) | ||||||||||||
| p,p’-DDE | 11.5 | 95.8 | 32.3 | 8.49 | 21.1 | 30.9 | 40.6 | 55.5 | 135 | 850 | 345 | 2003–2004 |
a
median LOD; BDE153, PCB138–158, PCB153 range=1.4–3.3 ng/g lipid; BDE47 range=2.1–5.2 ng/g lipid; p,p’-DDE range=6.8–17 ng/g lipid.