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. 2019 Dec 23;17(1):128. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17010128

Table 4.

Calculated PCB-related cancer risks due to the consumption of traditional foods in relation to social variables (village of Uelen, 2010).

Indicator Value Carcinogenic Risk Noncarcinogenic Risk
Monthly household income per capita Below living wage (RUR 11,113.5), n = 33 3.4 × 10−4 [1.6 × 10−4−7.8 × 10−4] 0.57 [0.26–1.31]
Above living wage, n = 9 1.0 × 10−4 [0.0−3.7 × 10−4] 0.17 [0.0–0.62]
Marine mammal fat consumption Above 10 kg/year, n = 13 4.8 × 10−4 [2.5 × 10−4−1.0 × 10−3] 0.81 [0.42–1.72]
Below 10 kg/year, n = 29 8.8 × 10−5 [0.0− 3.5 × 10−4] 0.15 [0.0–0.58]
Alcohol consumption Low (up to 1 L of vodka monthly), n = 17 1.2 × 10−4 [8.0 × 10−7−4.0 × 10−4] 0.19 [0.0–0.66]
High (2 L+ bottles of vodka monthly), n = 25 3.9 × 10−4[1.9 × 10−4−8.7 × 10−-4] 0.65 [0.32–1.45]
Occupational activity, the village of Uelen (males only) Traditional subsistence, n = 6 5.8 × 10−4[3.2 × 10−4−1.2 × 10−3] 0.97 [0.53–2.00]
Other occupations, n = 13 1.4 × 10−4 [1.8 × 10−5−4.4 × 10−4] 0.24 [0.03–0.74]
Awareness of persistent contaminants exposure prevention Aware, n = 38 3.8 × 10−4[1.8 × 10−4−8.5 × 10−4] 0.63 [0.30–1.41]
Unaware, n = 4 6.7 × 10−5 [0−3.1 × 10−4] 0.11 [0–0.52]