Public health and chronic low chlordecone exposures in Guadeloupe; Part 2: Health impacts, and benefits of prevention

Table 2 The most uncertain parameters in the ERFs of chronic chlordecone effects

Health outcome	Most uncertain parameter	Unit	Mean value^a	Low value^a	High value^a	Ratio high/low value
Liver cancer	CF_i/b	(μg/kg/d)/(μg/L)	0.064	0.043	0.131	3.05
Prostate cancer	OR-1	(−)	0.77	0.21	1.58	7.52
Renal dysfunction	BMD_10-HED	(mg/kg/d)⁻¹	0.013	0.001	0.032	28.87
Cognitive development	IQ to ASQ equivalence	IQ_pt/ASQ_pt	1	0.2	2	10.00

CF_i/b: conversion factor of ingestion dose to blood concentration of chlordecone. OR-1: difference of risk in exposed and reference populations. IQ to ASQ equivalence: IQ equivalence of 1 point of fine motor skill score in Age and Stage Questionnaire
^aTaken from Part 1

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