Table 2.
Concentration of deoxynivalenol (DON) and DON-15-β-D-O-glucuronide (DON-15GlcA) in positive urine samples, unadjusted for density, divided by school year and sex
| School year | Sex | Number | DON (ng/ml) | DON-15GlcA (ng/ml) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % > LOQ1 | Mean2 | Median | Max | % > LOQ1 | Mean2 | Median | Max | |||
| 5 | Female | 165 | 6.7 | 8.4 ± 8.8 | 18.7 | 27.6 | 10.9 | 15.0 ± 8.5 | 12.4 | 38.3 |
| Male | 166 | 1.8 | 27.1 ± 38.4 | 55.4 | 102.3 | 13.3 | 16.3 ± 14.3 | 12.1 | 58.7 | |
| 8 | Female | 232 | 3.9 | 23.1 ± 23.0 | 32.7 | 82.4 | 6.0 | 19.8 ± 13.5 | 14.8 | 45.4 |
| Male | 179 | 6.2 | 13.0 ± 18.2 | 46.6 | 46.6 | 7.9 | 21.5 ± 15.3 | 19.2 | 59.7 | |
| 11 | Female | 219 | 4.6 | 16.8 ± 18.7 | 18.6 | 65.1 | 6.4 | 19.6 ± 10.0 | 16.3 | 40.6 |
| Male | 135 | 3.0 | 10.5 ± 15.4 | 33.6 | 33.6 | 11.1 | 14.9 ± 6.7 | 13.3 | 29.4 | |
| All | 1096 | 4.8 | 16.0 ± 21.7 | 26.2 | 102.3 | 9.0 | 17.5 ± 11.8 | 13.6 | 59.7 | |
Values between LOD and LOQ were replaced with ½ LOQ LOD for DON, 1.7 ng/ml, and for DON-15GlcA, 1.0 ng/ml
1LOQ (limit of quantitation) LOQ for DON, 5.6 ng/ml, and for DON-15GlcA, 3.3 ng/ml
2Mean is calculated in positive samples, excluding values < LOD (limit of detection)