Table 6 Linear multiple regressions for determinants for serum concentrations of CB-153 (ng/g lipid) and p,p'-DDE (ng/g lipid) among Swedish fishermen and their wives.a.
Swedish fishermen | Fishermens' wives | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB-153 | p,p'-DDE | CB-153 | p,p'-DDE | |||
East coast | West coast | East coast | West coast | |||
Age, years | 9.0 (6.5, 12) | 10 (6.1, 14) | 6.3 (4.7, 8.0) | 2.9 (2.2, 3.6) | 18 (13, 22) | 5.4 (3.7, 7.2) |
BMI, kg/m2 | -b | 13 (0.3, 25) | - | - | 6.2 (-0.7, 13) | 3.0 (-0.1, 6.1) |
Current smoking | n.a.c | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | ||
No | - | - | ||||
Yes | - | - | ||||
Cig/day | -2.9 (-5.1, -0.6) | - | ||||
Seafood, meals/week | n.a. | 49 (23, 75) | 17 (6.4, 28) | 112 (35, 189) | - | |
Area | ||||||
West coast | Ref | Ref | ||||
East coast | 96 (48, 143) | 160 (80, 241) | ||||
Lactation (months) | - | - | ||||
0–6 | Ref | Ref | ||||
>6–12 | 3.7 (-23, 30) | 1.7 (-11, 14) | ||||
>12–24 | 10 (-16, 37) | -16 (-29, -5.0) | ||||
>24 | -35 (-64, -5) | -33 (-46, -19) | ||||
Explained varianced(%) | 21 (age) 26 (+area) 28 (+cig/day) | 12 (age) 20 (+area) 21 (+BMI) | 28 (age) 33 (+seafood) 36 (+lactation) | 20 (age) 25 (+lactation) 27 (+seafood) | 21 (age) 26 (+area) 28 (+cig/day) | 16 (area) 21 (seafood) 24 (+age) 25 (+smoking) 25 (+parity) |