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Table 2 Urinary fluoride concentrations by trimester

From: Urinary fluoride levels and metal co-exposures among pregnant women in Los Angeles, California

Fluoride Concentrations

Arithmetic Mean

SD

Median

SE

IQR

5th percentile

95th percentile

MUF First Trimester (N = 293)

0.72

0.53

0.59

0.03

0.55

0.19

1.67

MUF Third Trimester (N = 490)

0.75

0.50

0.63

0.02

0.58

0.20

1.78

MUFsg First Trimester (N = 293)

0.81

0.54

0.65

0.03

0.50

0.28

1.85

MUFsg Third Trimester (N = 490)

0.92

0.61

0.80

0.03

0.59

0.34

1.89

  1. All but 1 participant with first trimester MUF had 3rd trimester MUF, MUF maternal urinary fluoride, MUFsg specific-gravity adjusted maternal urinary fluoride, SD Standard Deviation, SE Standard Error