Table 1 Serum concentrations of CB-153 and p,p'-DDE (ng/g lipid) and potential confounders among the men.a
Inuit men (n = 439) | Swedish fishermen (n = 189) | Warsaw men (n = 257) | Kharkiv men (n = 287) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mb | 5–95 % | M | 5–95 % | M | 5–95 % | M | 5–95 % | |
CB-153 | 200 | 50–920 | 190 | 62–640 | 17 | <LODc-38 | 44 | 5.5–130 |
p,p'-DDE | 560 | 90–2200 | 240 | 80–890 | 530 | 220–1000 | 930 | 390–2400 |
Age (years) | 30 | 21–44 | 48 | 32–62 | 30 | 25–37 | 25 | 20–39 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.6 | 20.4–33.1 | 26.4 | 22.0–32.6 | 25.4 | 20.4–31.7 | 23.9 | 19.7–29.5 |
Smoking | ||||||||
Neverd | 16 | 38 | 52 | 25 | ||||
Everd | 18 | 62 | 48 | 75 | ||||
Cig/day | 8.0 | 0–20 | 11 | 0–25 | 0 | 0–20 | 7.5 | 0–20 |
Seafood (meals/week) | 1.5 | 0.1–5.0 | n.ae | 1.0 | 0–3.0 | 4.0 | 2.0–5.0 | |