Table 5 Linear multiple regressions for determinants for serum concentrations of CB-153 (ng/g lipid) and p,p'-DDE (ng/g lipid) among Inuit men and women.a
Inuit men | Inuit women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
CB-153 | p,p'-DDE | CB-153 | p,p'-DDE | |
Age, years | 16 (12, 21) | 31 (20, 42) | 7.7 (5.2, 10) | 15 (9.0, 21) |
BMI, kg/m2 | -b | - | -2.9 (-6.1, 0.2) | -b |
Current smoking | ||||
No | - | - | Ref | Ref |
Yes | - | - | 36 (-1.5, 75) | 101 (13, 189) |
Cig/day | - | - | - | - |
Seafood, meals/week | 53 (33, 73) | 130 (80, 179) | 18 (8.8, 28) | 58 (36, 80) |
Area | ||||
Nuuk | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
West | 87 (13, 162) | 309 (127, 491) | 46 (14, 78) | 94 (20, 168) |
East/North | 597 (454, 740) | 1271 (922, 1620) | 399 (335, 463) | 773 (626, 921) |
Primipara | ||||
No | Ref | Ref | ||
Yes | 26 (-7.5, 60) | 60 (-18, 138) | ||
Gestational length (weeks) | - | - | ||
Explained variancec(%) | 12 (area) 24 (+age) 27 (+seafood) | 12 (area) 18 (+age) 22 (+seafood) | 21 (age) 26 (+area) 28 (+cig/day) | 16 (area) 21 (seafood) 24 (+age) 25 (+smoking) 25 (+parity) |