Table 2 Median maternal serum-PFAS concentrations (ng/ml) and (25th – 75th percentiles) according to respiratory health outcomes
Maternal serum-PFAS concentration (ng/ml) median (25th–75th percentile) | Wheeze | Self-reported Asthma | Doctor-diagnosed Asthma | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All n = 981 | Yes n = 182 | No n = 799 | Yes n = 25 | No n = 956 | Yes n = 44 | No n = 937 | |
PFOS | 7.73 (5.68–10.44) | 7.69 (5.85–10.86) | 7.73 (5.66–10.39) | 8.09 (6.90–10.86) | 7.72 (5.67–10.43) | 7.32 (5.39–9.01) | 7.73 (5.70–10.45) |
PFOA | 1.68 (1.13–2.35) | 1.63 (1.17–2.30) | 1.69 (1.11–2.36) | 1.83 (1.37–2.59) | 1.68 (1.12–2.34) | 1.55 (1.09–1.97) | 1.69 (1.13–2.37) |
PFHxS | 0.36 (0.24–0.50) | 0.36 (0.25–0.50) | 0.36 (0.24–0.50) | 0.37 (0.30–0.48) | 0.36 (0.24–0.50) | 0.34 (0.25–0.51) | 0.36 (0.24–0.50) |
PFNA | 0.65 (0.49–0.86) | 0.66 (0.51–0.86) | 0.65 (0.49–0.86) | 0.75* (0.58–0.96) | 0.64* (0.49–0.86) | 0.61 (0.44–0.77) | 0.65 (0.49–0.87) |
PFDA | 0.29 (0.22–0.40) | 0.30 (0.22–0.43) | 0.29 (0.22–0.40) | 0.35 (0.19–0.46) | 0.29 (0.22–0.40) | 0.29 (0.22–0.39) | 0.29 (0.22–0.40) |