Associations between self-reported pest treatments and pesticide concentrations in carpet dust

Table 2 Prevalence of self-reported pest treatments 12 months before dust collection and 12 months before birth (n = 496) ^a

Treatment	% treated 12 months before dust sampling			% treated 12 months before birth			% agreement between time periods
	Overall (n = 496)	Cases (n = 241)	Controls (n = 255)	Overall (n = 496)	Cases (n = 241)	Controls (n = 255)	Overall (n = 496)
Insect treatments
Household
Ant/Cockroach	71	68	74	47	48	46	61
Lawn/Garden insects	32	29	35	15	12	16	81
Flying insects	29	27	31	14	13	14	77
Fleas/Ticks in home	11	10	13	8	6	9	89
Fleas/Ticks on pets	25	21	29	22	19	25	78
Carpenter Ants/Termites	6	5	8	3	3	2	93
Professional
Professional outdoor^b	28	28	27	11	11	11	77
Professional indoor^b	13	11	15	5	5	4	86
Plant treatments
Household weeds	47	44	49	28	24	31	71
Professional weeds^b	11	13	9	5	8	3	90
Any treatment	91	91	92	67	67	66	76

^aThe 496 participants include those who completed questionnaires regarding pest treatments during the 12 months prior to dust collection and the 12 months prior to the child’s birth.
^b79 participants excluded from calculation because professional questions not included in their interview version.

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