| |
Cases median (range)
|
Controls median (range)
|
pa
|
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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
|
- aFor the difference between cases and controls
