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Table 1 Individual characteristics and serum concentrations of total TEQs and ∑PCBs, in 2000 and 2009, among 8 Russian women

From: Temporal trends in serum concentrations of polychlorinated dioxins, furans, and PCBs among adult women living in Chapaevsk, Russia: a longitudinal study from 2000 to 2009

    

Total TEQs (pg/g lipid)

∑ PCBs (ng/g lipid)

 

BMI percent change, 2000 to 2009

BMI in 2009

Months of breastfeeding, 2000 to 2009

2000

2009

Percent change, 2000 to 2009

2000

2009

Percent change, 2000 to 2009

1

-3.0%

19.7

>12

16.7

14.7

-12%

139

215

+54%

2

0.4%

22.7

>12

39.5

19.7

-50%

327

185

-43%

3

3.7%

31.2

<6

29.2

31.2

+7%

238

290

+22%

4

8.4%

24.5

0

89.7

60.9

-32%

210

173

-18%

5

11.3%

19.7

>12

27.5

19.6

-29%

408

232

-43%

6

13.9%

27.0

6-12

28.3

19.9

-30%

388

266

-31%

7

22.9%

21.5

0

25.1

15.5

-38%

336

175

-48%

8

28.6%

25.6

>12

32.6

13.6

-58%

280

149

-47%

Mean (SD):

11% (11)

24 (4)

11 (10)

36 (23)

25 (16)

-30% (21)

291 (92)

211 (49)

-19% (38)

  1. All percent changes are calculated using the 2000 values as the denominator.