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Table 2 Distribution of the baseline plasma concentrations (ng/mL) of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)

From: Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) as risk factors for breast cancer: a case–control study in Chinese population

Compound

LOD (ng/ml)

Percent (> LOD)

Cases

Controls

Median (IQR) (ng/mL)

Median (IQR) (ng/mL)

PFOA

0.116

100.00

3.72 (2.14, 6.30)

3.18 (2.27, 4.62)

PFNA

0.220

96.89

1.46 (0.83, 2.30)

1.76 (1.25, 2.34)

PFDA

0.010

99.61

1.04 (0.57, 1.71)

0.91 (0.64, 1.31)

PFUdA

0.009

99.22

0.68 (0.42, 1.03)

0.98 (0.58, 1.60)

PFDoA

0.010

96.80

0.07 (0.04, 0.11)

0.10 (0.06, 0.15)

PFTrDA

0.028

89.71

0.09 (0.02, 0.25)

0.52 (0.36, 0.82)

PFTeDA

0.008

80.97

0.01 (0.01, 0.04)

0.05 (0.03, 0.08)

PFHxS

0.012

99.90

1.18 (0.45, 2.24)

1.59 (0.81, 2.47)

PFHpS

0.030

97.67

0.45 (0.20, 0.80)

0.54 (0.27, 0.94)

PFOS

0.969

99.22

11.14 (6.36, 17.39)

12.64 (8.23, 18.06)

P3MHpS

0.043

92.43

0.86 (0.44, 1.51)

0.87 (0.47, 1.56)

P4MHpS

0.211

91.65

1.11 (0.55, 1.96)

1.20 (0.61, 2.14)

P5MHpS

0.120

96.31

1.79 (0.82, 2.93)

1.85 (0.94, 3.17)

P6MHpS

0.076

84.27

1.61 (0.75, 2.82)

1.77 (0.84, 3.04)

P45DMHxS

0.006

84.08

0.08 (0.02, 0.14)

0.09 (0.04, 0.15)

11CL-PF3OUdS

0.001

99.32

0.11 (0.06, 0.21)

0.11 (0.06, 0.21)

9CL-PF3ONS

0.007

100.00

8.63 (4.49, 15.04)

9.37 (4.85, 15.20)

  1. Abbreviations: LOD Limit of detection, IQR Interquartile range, PFOA Perfluorooctanoic acid, PFNA Perfluoro-n-nonanoic acid, PFDA Perfluoro-n-decanoic acid, PFUdA Perfluoro-n-undecanoic acid, PFDoA Perfluoro-n-dodecanoic acid, PFTrDA Perfluoro-n-tridecanoic acid, PFTeDA Perfluoro-n-tetradecanoic acid, PFHxS Perfluorohexane sulfonate, PFHpS Perfluoroheptane sulfonate, PFOS, Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, P3MHpS Perfluoro-3-methylheptane sulfonate, P4MHpS Perfluoro-4-methylheptane sulfonate, P5MHpS Perfluoro-5-methylheptane sulfonate, P6MHpS Perfluoro-6-methylheptane sulfonate, P45DMHxS Perfluoro-4,5-dimethylhexane sulfonate, 11CL-PF3OUdS Potassium 11-chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonate, 9CL-PF3ONS Potassium 9-chlorohexadeca-fluoro-3-oxanonane-1-sulfonate