Table 2.
Distribution of the chemical exposures in NHANES 2005–2010 (N = 2372)
| Chemical exposures | LOD (ng/mL) | DF (%) | GM | Mean | Min | P5 | P25 | P50 | P75 | P95 | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenols (ng/mL) | |||||||||||
| BPA | 0.4 | 95.7% | 2.36 | 4.27 | 0.28 | 0.40 | 1.28 | 2.30 | 4.20 | 12.99 | 241.00 |
| BP-3 | 0.4 | 99.3% | 16.49 | 272.60 | 0.28 | 1.40 | 4.90 | 12.40 | 40.60 | 543.40 | 94,100.00 |
| Paraben (ng/mL) | |||||||||||
| MeP | 1.0 | 99.4% | 62.66 | 278.80 | 0.71 | 4.50 | 17.00 | 58.10 | 228.20 | 1119.00 | 14,900.00 |
| PrP | 0.2 | 95.5% | 7.32 | 59.44 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 1.40 | 6.50 | 38.18 | 283.45 | 4150.00 |
| Pesticides (μg/L) | |||||||||||
| 2,5-DCP | 0.2 | 99.1% | 16.15 | 255.10 | 0.14 | 0.80 | 3.50 | 12.20 | 54.63 | 955.45 | 19,400.00 |
| 2,4-DCP | 0.2 | 93.5% | 1.38 | 7.01 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.50 | 1.10 | 2.80 | 25.58 | 1230.00 |
| Phthalate metabolites (ng/mL) | |||||||||||
| MBzP | 0.3a | 99.7% | 13.78 | 30.19 | 0.15 | 1.51 | 6.54 | 14.83 | 31.54 | 93.26 | 3806.57 |
| MEP | 0.8a | 99.9% | 87.12 | 252.60 | 0.37 | 11.42 | 33.84 | 76.73 | 209.97 | 1027.72 | 11,810.04 |
| MiBP | 0.3a | 99.7% | 9.98 | 20.38 | 0.21 | 1.50 | 5.20 | 10.81 | 20.31 | 51.62 | 6286.00 |
NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, LOD Limit of detection, DF Detection frequency, GM Geometric mean
aThe LOD for MBzP, MEP, and MiBP were 0.3 ng/mL, 0.8 ng/mL, and 0.3 ng/mL in the data from 2005 to 2008 and 0.2 ng/mL, 0.4 ng/mL, and 0.2 ng/mL in the data from 2009 to 2010