Table 1.

Fruit and vegetable items in the food frequency questionnaire and pesticide data program and corresponding PRBS at mid follow-up (2004-2007).

Definition of measure contamination		PRBS	Residue status
Items in FFQ	Items in PDP
peas or lima beans, FFC	sweet pea, frozen	0	Low
grapefruit	grapefruit	0	Low
dried plums or prunes	dried plum	0	Low
orange juice	orange juice	0	Low
apple juice or cider	apple juice	1	Low
cauliflower	cauliflower	1	Low
tofu	soybeans	1	Low
yam or sweet potatoes	sweet potatoes	1	Low
tomatoes	tomatoes	1	Low
cantaloupe	cantaloupe	2	Low
carrot, raw or cooked	carrot	2	Low
winter squash	winter squash	2	Low
broccoli	broccoli	3	Low
oranges	oranges	3	Low
blueberry	blueberry	3	Low
eggplant, summer squash, zucchini	eggplant, summer squash (0.5: 0.5)a	3	Low
celery	celery	4	High
kale, mustard, chard	kale	4	High
fresh apple or pear	apple, pear (0.74:0.26) *a	4	High
grape or raisin	grape, raisin (0.62: 0.38)*	4	High
green/yellow/red peppers	sweet peppers	4	High
apple sauce	apple sauce	4	High
string bean	green bean	5	High
head lettuce, leaf lettuce	lettuce	6	High
peach or plum	peach, plum (0.70: 0.30)a	6	High
spinach, raw	spinach, fresh	6	High
strawberries, FFC	strawberries, fresh or frozen	6	High

Abbreviations: FFC, fresh, frozen, or canned; FFQ, food frequency questionnaire; PDP, pesticide data program; PRBS, pesticide residue burden score.

^*Ratio weighted for pesticide residue for each produce according to the ratio of consumption of each produce from the USDA report

Foods with undetermined pesticide contamination status in this period: corn, cooked spinach, cabbage, tomato pastes, brussel sprouts, mixed vegetables, and other juice.

The ranges of PRBS are 0 to 3 for low-pesticide-residue fruits and vegetables, and 4-6 for high-pesticide residue fruits and vegetables.