Table 5.
Relationship of organophosphate (OP) pesticides in meconium samples with mother occupation.
OP pesticide | Agricultural sector (n = 32) | Nonagricultural sector (n = 36) | p-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of samples (%) | OP concentration (μg/g) median(IQR) | Number of samples (%) | OP concentration (μg/g) median (IQR) | ||
Chlorpyrifos | 8 (25) | 0.06 (0.02–0.12) | 14 (39) | 0.11 (0.03–0.17) | 0.328 |
Demeton-s-methyl | 25 (78) | 0.30 (0.26–0.44) | 25 (69) | 0.39 (0.32–0.60) | 0.088 |
Dichlorvos | 12 (37) | 0.69 (0.60–0.86) | 14 (39) | 0.65 (0.59–0.70) | 0.256 |
Dimethoate | 14 (44) | 1.03 (0.09–2.86) | 20 (55) | 0.36 (0.12–1.49) | 0.078 |
Ethion | 4 (12) | 0.20 (0.19–0.34) | 4 (11) | 0.24 (0.20–0.26) | 0.714 |
Malathion | 15 (47) | 0.27 (0.16–0.48) | 19 (53) | 0.29 (0.14–0.65) | 0.675 |
Omethoate | 12 (37) | 5.61 (4.67–8.38) | 10 (28) | 5.4 (4.88–9.47) | 0.722 |
Tolclofos-methyl | 12 (37) | 0.08 (0.04–0.09) | 16 (44) | 0.08 (0.03–0.10) | 0.512 |
Total | 31 (97) | 16.0 (4.23–30.97) | 36 (100) | 6.93 (3.31–25.66) | 0.147 |
IQR: interquartile range