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. 2021 Apr 14;129(4):047010. doi: 10.1289/EHP8054

Table 1.

Summary statistics for the hormonal activities of 46 indoor dust samples in luciferase reporter gene assays.

Assay end point Abbreviation Reference compound Percentage detected GM (GSD) Median Range among detected Units
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ2 antagonism PPARγ GW9662 (chemical) 100% (46 of 46) 0.554 (1.92) 0.580 0.150–2.90 μg-eq/g
Estrogen receptor α agonism ER 17β-estradiol (natural hormone) 96% (44 of 46) 2.21 (2.38) 1.76 0.287–22.0 ng-eq/g
Thyroid hormone receptor β antagonism TR Deoxynivalenol (mycotoxin) 89% (41 of 46) 68.7 (2.30) 80.8 12.8–370 μg-eq/g
Androgen receptor antagonism AR Flutamide (medication) 87% (40 of 46) 105 (2.26) 104 27.5–434 μg-eq/g
Thyroid hormone transport interference TTR-T4 Perfluorooctanoate (PFAS chemical) 98% (45 of 46) 104 (2.90) 141 15.2–626 μg-eq/g

Note: Activities by sample can be found in Table S2 and Figure S2. AR, androgen receptor; ER, estrogen receptor; GM, geometric mean; GSD, geometric standard deviation; PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances; PPARγ2, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor; TR, transport protein; TTR-T4, transthyretin–thyroxine.