Association between combined exposure to organochlorine pesticides and history of uterine fibroids in NHANES: findings from four statistical models

Table 2 Concentration of serum OCPs in study population with and without fibroid in NHANES database

OCP (ng/g)	鈥夆墺鈥塋OD (%)	Total		Non-fibroid		Fibroid
听	听	Median	IQR	Median	IQR	Median	IQR
Hexachlorobenzene	100	0.066	0.063鈥�0.129	0.064	0.063鈥�0.121	0.084	0.063鈥�0.176
Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene	99.9	1.319	0.677鈥�3.191	1.264	0.640鈥�2.964	2.100	1.049鈥�4.343
Mirex	100	0.021	0.012鈥�0.027	0.021	0.012鈥�0.026	0.023	0.021鈥�0.032
Oxychlordane	100	0.051	0.025鈥�0.091	0.048	0.023鈥�0.084	0.082	0.055鈥�0.134
Trans-nonachlor	100	0.078	0.041鈥�0.141	0.073	0.038鈥�0.130	0.116	0.072鈥�0.182
Heptachlor epoxide	100	0.024	0.021鈥�0.042	0.023	0.021鈥�0.040	0.031	0.021鈥�0.054
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane	100	0.035	0.031鈥�0.050	0.035	0.031鈥�0.049	0.035	0.034鈥�0.053
Beta-hexachlorocyclohexane	100	0.036	0.021鈥�0.082	0.034	0.021鈥�0.079	0.057	0.031鈥�0.099

OCPs Organochlorine pesticides, NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, LOD Limits of detection, IQR Interquartile range
OCP concentrations have been adjusted for lipid blood content

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