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Table 3 Plasma persistent organic pollutant concentrations (µg/L) according to the stage of liver fibrosis

From: Inverse association between plasma chlordecone concentrations and progression of alcoholic liver fibrosis: the role of liver metabolism

POPs

Unadjusted mean * (CI 95%)

Adjusted mean ** (CI 95%)

  

P

 

P

Chlordecone

    

 No fibrosis (F0)

0.25 (0.15–0.46)

0.03

0.25 (0.14–0.46)

0.04

 Cirrhosis (F4)

0.11 (0.08–0.16)

0.11 (0.08–0.17)

DDE

    

 No fibrosis (F0)

0.65 (0.39–0.98)

0.04

0.86 (0.58–1.36)

0.48

 Cirrhosis (F4)

0.95 (0.82–1.34)

0.97 (0.78 – 1.21)

PCB153

    

 No fibrosis (F0)

0.39 (0.28–0.53)

0.19

0.46 (0.34 – 0.61)

0.88

 Cirrhosis (F4)

0.49 (0.41–0.60)

0.47( 0.39 – 0.56)

  1. *Back-transformed log value. **For chlordecone: adjusted to gender, coffee consumption, recreational drugs, and total plasma lipids; For DDE: adjusted to age at enrolment, gender, education, age at alcohol onset, weight loss, smoking, and total plasma lipids; For PCB153: adjusted to age at enrolment, education, smoking, and total plasma lipids
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