Table 2 Imputed and complete case PBDE concentrations in cord plasma (n = 289) and in plasma at year 7 (n = 194)
From: Prenatal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and BMI Z-scores from 5 to 14 years
Cord Plasma | Wet weight (ng/mL) | Lipid Weight (ng/g lipid) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LOD Range, ng/ml | % > LOD | Imputed Geometric Mean (GSD) | Complete Case Geometric Mean (GSD) | 80th %tile | Imputed Geometric Mean (GSD) | Complete Case Geometric Mean (GSD) | 80th %tile | |
BDE-47 | 4.8–15 | 79.9 | 30.3 (3.02) | 41.7 (2.72) | 78.6 | 14.0 (2.96) | 19.1 (2.66) | 36.9 |
BDE-99 | 2.9–8.7 | 49.8 | 8.77 (2.49) | 16.3 (2.51) | 16.8 | 3.74 (2.56) | 7.11 (2.48) | 7.98 |
BDE-100 | 2.0–8.7 | 40.5 | 6.62 (2.30) | 13.5 (2.31) | 10.5 | 2.89 (2.32) | 5.64 (2.33) | 5.53 |
BDE-153 | 2.0–8.7 | 36.0 | 5.73 (1.96) | 10.7 (2.04) | 8.67 | 2.65 (1.82) | 4.22 (1.95) | 3.79 |
ΣPBDEa | – | – | 54.7 (2.53)a | 163 (2.36) | 112 | 24.9 (2.49) | 62.9 (2.54) | 56 |
Year 7 Plasma | ||||||||
BDE-47 | 6.9–32.3 | 97.4 | 89.3 (2.99) | 95.1 (2.82) | 205 | 23.0 (2.94) | 24.3 (2.83) | 53.7 |
BDE-99 | 4.2–17.0 | 79.9 | 22.9 (3.02) | 31.4 (2.73) | 61.7 | 5.81 (3.05) | 7.92 (2.78) | 14.8 |
BDE-100 | 2.9–13.5 | 91.2 | 20.4 (2.73) | 23.8 (2.47) | 47.3 | 5.24 (2.71) | 6.04 (2.48) | 11.1 |
BDE-153 | 2.9–13.5 | 93.8 | 24.6 (2.52) | 27.6 (2.29) | 52.9 | 6.34 (2.46) | 7.05 (2.26) | 13.3 |
ΣPBDE | – | – | 170 (2.65) | 224 (2.4) | 382 | 43.6 (2.62) | 56.7 (2.44) | 98.1 |