Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population and PFAS serum concentrations
n | Median | 25th-75th percentiles | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 109 | 12.6 | 11.5–13.2 |
Tanner stage | 100 | ||
1 | 20 | ||
2 | 33 | ||
3 | 29 | ||
4 | 16 | ||
5 | 2 | ||
SES | 108 | ||
1 | 57 | ||
2 | 20 | ||
3 | 36 | ||
4 | 5 | ||
5 | 0 | ||
Height (cm) | 109 | 158.3 | 150.9–166.7 |
Height SDS | 109 | 0.11 | -0.65–0.87 |
Weight (kg) | 109 | 44.9 | 38.6–51.5 |
Weight SDS | 109 | 0.01 | -0.73–0.75 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 109 | 17.7 | 16.5–19.8 |
BMI SDS | 109 | 0.30 | -0.83–0.60 |
Body fat assessed by MRI (%) | |||
Abdominal fat | 109 | 18.9 | 16.5–24.8 |
Visceral fat | 109 | 6.47 | 5.69–7.39 |
Body fat assessed by DXA (%) | |||
Total body fat | 108 | 16.8 | 12.8–24.8 |
Total body fat SDS | 108 | -0.08 | -0.63–0.77 |
Android fat | 108 | 16.3 | 11.6–26.7 |
Gynoid fat | 108 | 26.7 | 22.2–35.8 |
Android/gynoid ratio | 108 | 0.6 | 0.51–0.78 |
PFAS serum concentrations (ng/mL) | |||
PFOA | 109 | 2.79 | 2.18–3.58 |
PFOS | 109 | 6.81 | 5.85–9.47 |
PFHxS | 109 | 0.50 | 0.40–0.65 |
PFNA | 109 | 0.92 | 0.73–1.17 |
PFDA | 109 | 0.31 | 0.25–0.37 |
BMI Body mass index, SDS Standard deviation score, PFAS Perfluoroalkyl substances, PFOA Perfluorooctanoic acid, PFOS Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, PFHxS Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid, PFNA Perfluorononanoic acid, PFDA Perfluorodecanoic acid, SES Socioeconomic status