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Table 5 Estimateda base pair change in telomere length relative to the reference group (<LOD)

From: Associations between polyfluoroalkyl substance and organophosphate flame retardant exposures and telomere length in a cohort of women firefighters and office workers in San Francisco

 

Firefighters Δbpb (CIc)

Office Workers Δbp (CI)

BCEP

  < LOD/Refd

–

–

 LOD-50%

− 557 (− 1240, 126)

–

  > 50th%

−578 (− 1189, 32)

–

  > LOD

–

259 (− 257, 774)

DBuP

  < LOD/Ref

–

–

 LOD-50%

12 (− 699, 724)

–

  > 50%

20 (−646, 687)

–

  > LOD

–

134 (− 427, 694)

TBBPA

  < LOD/Ref

–

–

  > LOD

−227 (−705, 251)

349 (− 160, 858)

DpCP

  < LOD/Ref

–

–

  > LOD

− 383 (− 868, 101)

−57 (−749, 635)

  1. a Models adjusted for age (years) and log-transformed creatinine
  2. b change in base pairs
  3. c CI = 95% confidence interval
  4. d Categories based on detection frequency. Reference category is <LOD for both firefighters and office workers