Table 4 Pearson's correlation coefficients (r) between quantitative ultrasound bone measurements and plasma organochlorines concentrations (n = 153)
BUA (dB/MHz) | SOS (m/sec) | Stiffness index (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
r | p-value | r | p-value | r | p-value | |
PCB 153 (log) | -0.29 | < 0.001 | -0.32 | < 0.001 | -0.33 | < 0.001 |
β-HCH (log) | -0.02 | 0.784 | -0.09 | 0.252 | -0.06 | 0.427 |
p, p'-DDE (log) | -0.06 | 0.479 | -0.10 | 0.236 | -0.08 | 0.306 |
HCB (log) | -0.17 | 0.035 | -0.26 | 0.001 | -0.23 | 0.004 |