Table 3 Association between NHL and quartiles of measured body burden of six PCB congeners, specified PCB functional groups, HCB and DDE

PCB118

Q1 (8.46, 94.05)

80

68

1

1

Q2 (94.25, 148.04)

68

67

0.76

(0.44,1.32)

0.332

0.57

(0.31,1.08)

0.084

Q3 (148.37, 219.85)

42

66

0.45

(0.24,0.84)

0.012^*

0.35

(0.17,0.72)

0.004^*

Q4 (219.91, 901.63)

80

67

0.96

(0.49,1.87)

0.909

0.571

0.67

(0.3,1.49)

0.332

0.168

PCB138

Q1 (10.97, 396.03)

86

67

1

1

Q2 (399.73, 562.09)

60

67

0.67

(0.41,1.08)

0.102

0.53

(0.31,0.91)

0.021^*

Q3 (562.64, 778.15)

63

67

0.63

(0.37,1.1)

0.104

0.50

(0.27,0.94)

0.031^*

Q4 (778.44, 2675.35)

61

67

0.60

(0.33,1.08)

0.089

0.093

0.38

(0.18,0.78)

0.009^*

0.010^*

PCB153

Q1 (32.47, 812.10)

88

68

1

1

Q2 (813.60, 1083.97)

59

66

0.60

(0.36,1.03)

0.064

0.56

(0.31,1.02)

0.058

Q3 (1088.49, 1489.97)

60

67

0.54

(0.3,0.98)

0.044^*

0.47

(0.24,0.93)

0.031^*

Q4 (1493.70, 4334.12)

63

67

0.55

(0.3,1.04)

0.066

0.078

0.37

(0.17,0.78)

0.009^*

0.011^*

PCB156

Q1 (15.50, 69.69.62)

75

67

1

1

Q2 (69.95, 95.44)

71

67

0.88

(0.49,1.56)

0.654

0.9

(0.48,1.71)

0.754

Q3 (95.76, 126.68)

51

67

0.59

(0.31,1.11)

0.100

0.56

(0.27,1.16)

0.118

Q4 (126.87, 394.89)

73

67

0.86

(0.45,1.64)

0.644

0.545

0.69

(0.33,1.45)

0.326

0.228

PCB170

Q1 (50.39, 257.50)

73

67

1

1

Q2 (257.62, 358.81)

82

68

0.99

(0.59,1.66)

0.967

0.9

(0.51,1.6)

0.718

Q3 (359.10, 468.52)

43

66

0.48

(0.25,0.92)

0.028^*

0.37

(0.17,0.79)

0.010^*

Q4 (468.55, 1291.23)

72

67

0.83

(0.45,1.53)

0.55

0.356

0.59

(0.28,1.23)

0.160

0.091

PCB180

Q1 (100.08, 533.51)

72

67

1

1

Q2 (533.84, 730.03)

78

68

1.03

(0.61,1.73)

0.926

1

(0.55,1.81)

0.999

Q3 (730.81, 966.02)

46

66

0.57

(0.31,1.05)

0.071

0.45

(0.21,0.95)

0.035^*

Q4 (966.55, 2708,83)

74

67

0.94

(0.52,1.69)

0.827

0.595

0.68

(0.32,1.42)

0.300

0.168

HCB

Q1 (62.47, 181.87)

85

67

1

1

Q2 (184.78, 288.81)

62

67

0.58

(0.32,1.03)

0.064

0.52

(0.27,1.02)

0.057

Q3 (289.49, 474.86)

59

67

0.47

(0.24,0.94)

0.032^*

0.28

(0.12,0.65)

0.003^*

Q4 (477.00, 3882.19)

64

66

0.49

(0.22,1.07)

0.074

0.061

0.35

(0.14,0.87)

0.023^*

0.014^*

DDE

Q1 (16.40, 1308.26)

81

67

1

1

Q2 (1310.23, 2666.60)

62

67

0.65

(0.37,1.14)

0.137

0.55

(0.28,1.05)

0.07

Q3 (2675.27, 5523.58)

68

68

0.67

(0.37,1.21)

0.186

0.40

(0.20,0.84)

0.015^*

Q4 (5528.29, 30992.76)

59

66

0.55

(0.28,1.08)

0.082

0.106

0.34

(0.15,0.77)

0.010^*

0.008^*