Table 2: Risk estimate of PCB concentration among cases in Demers, et al. study [8].
Pesticide compound |
OR |
95% CI (fourth vs. first quartile) |
PCB 118 |
1.6 |
1.01, 2.53 |
PCB 156 |
1.8 |
1.11, 2.94 |
Mono-ortho congeners (PCB 105, 118, 156 expressed in TEQ*) |
2.02 |
1.24, 3.28 |
*: 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin toxic equivalents (ng/kg).