Predictors of Beta-Hexachlorocyclohexane blood levels among people living close to a chemical plant and an illegal dumping site

Table 3 β-HCH (ng/g lipid) GM and GMR from distinct linear regressions, by local/own production food consumed

Food consumption		N	%	Geometric mean	95%CI			GMR^a	p-value	95%CI			GMR^b	p-value	95%CI
Milk	No	548	91.0	69	62	-	76	1.00					1.00
Milk	Yes	54	9.0	107	75	-	152	1.43	0.031	1.03	-	1.99	1.30	0.130	0.93	-	1.82
Cheese	No	451	74.9	65	58	-	73	1.00					1.00
Cheese	Yes	151	25.1	95	79	-	115	1.39	0.008	1.09	-	1.77	1.31	0.021	1.04	-	1.65
Eggs	No	205	34.1	48	42	-	56	1.00					1.00
Eggs	Yes	397	65.9	88	78	-	99	1.72	0.000	1.38	-	2.14	1.45	0.001	1.16	-	1.82
Chicken meat	No	253	42.0	55	48	-	63	1.00					1.00
Chicken meat	Yes	349	58.0	87	76	-	99	1.63	0.000	1.31	-	2.01	1.36	0.005	1.10	-	1.68
Beef	No	408	67.8	63	56	-	71	1.00					1.00
Beef	Yes	194	32.2	93	79	-	111	1.67	0.000	1.31	-	2.14	1.44	0.002	1.14	-	1.82
Pork meat	No	447	74.3	65	58	-	72	1.00					1.00
Pork meat	Yes	155	25.7	97	80	-	117	1.62	0.000	1.27	-	2.07	1.40	0.004	1.11	-	1.77
Sheep meat	No	445	73.9	63	56	-	70	1.00					1.00
Sheep meat	Yes	157	26.1	106	87	-	129	1.55	0.001	1.21	-	1.99	1.39	0.006	1.10	-	1.76
Rabbit meat	No	413	68.6	68	60	-	76	1.00					1.00
Rabbit meat	Yes	189	31.4	82	68	-	98	1.12	0.367	0.88	-	1.43	1.01	0.931	0.80	-	1.28
Liver meat	No	559	92.9	69	62	-	76	1.00					1.00
Liver meat	Yes	43	7.1	123	84	-	180	1.50	0.043	1.01	-	2.21	1.40	0.097	0.94	-	2.09
Fresh vegetables	No	223	37.0	55	47	-	63	1.00					1.00
Fresh vegetables	Yes	379	63.0	84	74	-	95	1.62	0.000	1.31	-	2.01	1.35	0.006	1.09	-	1.67
Cooked vegetables	No	244	40.5	52	45	-	60	1.00					1.00
Cooked vegetables	Yes	358	59.5	89	79	-	101	1.64	0.000	1.34	-	2.01	1.41	0.001	1.15	-	1.72
Fruit	No	505	83.9	69	62	-	77	1.00					1.00
Fruit	Yes	97	16.1	88	68	-	114	1.18	0.225	0.90	-	1.56	1.02	0.861	0.78	-	1.35

^aGMR Geometric mean ratio adjusted by gender and age classes
^bGMR Geometric mean ratio adjusted by gender, age class, bmi, drinking water from private wells, whashing oneself with water from
Standard errors were corrected to account for correlation between subject nested in families (sandwich estimators)

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