Table 2 Apparent elimination rate and change in elimination rate for body burden of 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF
From: Change in decay rates of dioxin-like compounds in Yusho patients
Concentration range (pg/g lipid) | Second-order (equivalent to minus change in apparent elimination rate in 2006) | First-order (equivalent to minus apparent elimination rate) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
coefficient | p-value | coefficient | p-value | |
0–10 | −0.000596 | 0.599665 | −0.004032 | 0.165814 |
10–20 | 0.000464 | 0.463854 | −0.000462 | 0.786707 |
20–50 | 0.000643 | 0.182574 | 0.001669 | 0.229181 |
50–100 | 0.002124 | 7.99 × 10−5 | −0.005452 | 0.000216 |
>100 | 0.001436 | 9.68 × 10−7 | −0.008294 | <2 × 10−16 |