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Table 3 Sums of PCBs, PCDD/Fs and PBDEs, and total-TEq in cryptorchid and healthy boys

From: Association between levels of persistent organic pollutants in adipose tissue and cryptorchidism in early childhood: a case–control study

 

Cases median (range)

Controls median (range)

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Finland

N = 30

N = 29

 

 Sum of PCDD/Fs (pg/g)

113 (41.5–320)

77.7 (27.9–1290)

0.25

 Sum of PCBs (ng/g)

68.9 (12.7–389)

80.0 (11.2–570)

0.97

 Sum of PBDEs (ng/g)

7.01 (1.56–63.6)

5.41 (1.28–85.9)

0.42

 Total-TEq (pg/g)

7.44 (3.24–40.7)

5.43 (2.65–64.1)

0.85

Denmark

N = 14

N = 9

 

 Sum of PCDD/Fs (pg/g)

88.9 (21.7–258)

83.0 (21.7–164)

0.83

 Sum of PCBs (ng/g)

182 (17.4–698)

164 (12.8–517)

0.56

 Sum of PBDEs (ng/g)

3.94 (1.56–31.0)

5.67 (3.54–9.43)

0.45

 Total-TEq (pg/g)

18.5 (3.41–56.0)

13.0 (2.64–42.0)

0.73

Finland and Denmark

N = 44

N = 38

 

 Sum of PCDD/Fs (pg/g)

103 (21.7–320)

79.1 (21.7–1290)

0.94

 Sum of PCBs (ng/g)

97.0 (12.7–698)

134 (11.2–570)

0.73

 Sum of PBDEs (ng/g)

4.90 (1.56–63.6)

5.54 (1.28–85.9)

0.26

 Total-TEq (pg/g)

9.78 (3.24–56.0)

7.50 (2.64–64.1)

0.55

  1. aFor the difference between cases and controls