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Table 2 The plasma POP levels in the subjects of the different district

From: AhR transcriptional activity in serum of Inuits across Greenlandic districts

Men

Nuuk

Sisimiut

Qaanaaq

Tasiilaq

All

Σ PCB_14 (μg/kg lipid)

n

38

51

41

37

167

 

median

2682

540.9*

1854

1890

1526

 

mean

3094

752.1

2699

2079

2057

 

min-max

490–11113

132–2366

617–7352

318–4527

132–11113

Σ pesticide (μg/kg lipid)

n

38

51

41

41

171

 

median

3401

737.8*

2630

2242

2126

 

mean

4034

1012

3824

2372

2684

 

min-max

405–19118

141–3542

617–14366

194–7224

141–19118

Σ POP (μg/kg lipid)

n

38

51

41

37

167

 

median

6322

1353*

4411

4067

3551

 

mean

7127

1765

6524

4249

4692

 

min-max

896–30231

285–5908

1234–19807

499–11260

285–30231

ΣDL-PCB/Σ PCB_14 (%)

n

38

51

41

37

167

 

median

8.42â™ 

7.07

7.53

7.51

7.70

 

mean

8.36

7.41

7.44

7.73

7.71

 

min-max

5.0–11.0

4.0–11.0

4.0–11.0

6.0–11.0

4.0–11.0

Women

Σ PCB_14 (μg/kg lipid)

n

44

42

34

47

167

 

median

295.7

346

1188â–²

1660â–²

635.5

 

mean

492.4

459.7

1406

1809

1041

 

min-max

97.5–2428

67.2–1384

99–5980

112–6701

67.2–6701

Σ pesticide (μg/kg lipid)

n

44

42

34

48

168

 

median

481.6

496.3

1671â–²

2044â–²

860

 

mean

678

700

2018

2397

1446

 

min-max

83.6–2881

75.6–3014

77.9–7529

153–6995

85.5–7529

Σ POP (μg/kg lipid)

n

44

42

34

47

167

 

median

748

823

2847â–²

3797â–²

1469

 

mean

1171

1159

3424

4169

2480

 

min-max

181–5309

143–4337

177–12432

256–12829

143–12829

ΣDL-PCB/Σ PCB_14 (%)

n

44

42

34

47

167

 

median

9.01

9.26

8.45

8.96

9.00

 

mean

9.02

9.40

8.78

9.02

9.10

 

min-max

4.0–13.0

6.0–15.0

6.0–13.0

6.0–12.0

4.0–15.0

Men + Women

Σ PCB_14 (μg/kg lipid)

n

82

93

75

84

334

 

median

912.4

495.3

1379#

1806#

1068

 

mean

1698

620.0

2113

1928

1549

 

min-max

97.5–11113

67.2–2366

99–7352

112–6701

67.2–11113

Σ pesticide (μg/kg lipid)

n

82

93

75

89

339

 

median

1336

685.3

2156#

2208#

1327

 

mean

2234

871

3006

2386

2071

 

min-max

83.6–19118

75.6–3542

77.9–14366

153–7224

85.5–19118

Σ POP (μg/kg lipid)

n

82

93

75

84

334

 

median

2322

1244

3437#

4020#

2420

 

mean

3931

1491

5119

4206

3597

 

min-max

181–30231

143–5908

177–19807

256–12829

143–30231

ΣDL-PCB/Σ PCB_14 (%)

n

82

93

75

84

334

 

median

8.79

7.92

7.88

8.40

8.30

 

mean

8.71

8.31

8.05

8.45

8.39

 

min-max

4.0–13.0

4.0–15.0

4.0–13.0

6.0–12.0

4.0–15.0

  1. Σ PCB_14: sum of 14 PCB congeners; Σ pesticide: sum of 10 pesticides; Σ POP: Σ PCB_14 + Σ pesticide; ΣDL-PCBs: sum of dioxin-like PCBs (PCB105, PCB118, PCB156).
  2. *: p < 0.05, versus men from other districts; â–²: p < 0.05, versus Nuuk and Sisimiut women;
  3. #: p < 0.05, versus Nuuk and Sisimiut subjects; â™ : p < 0.05, versus men from other districts.