Table 1 Descriptive statistics for study participants.

From: Associations between serum polybrominated diphenyl ethers and thyroid hormones in a cross sectional study of a remote Alaska Native population

 

Men (n = 38)

 

Women (n = 47)

Laboratory reference range

median

range

median

range

TSH (µIU/ml)

1.28

0.32–4.65

 

0.96

0.05–4.47

0.45–4.5

T4 (µg/dL)

9.0

4.8–13.8

 

8.1

4.3–11.8

4.5–12

fT4 (ng/dL)

1.30

0.95–1.71

 

1.23

0.94–1.67

0.82–1.77

T3 (pg/mL)

143

109–176

 

137

92–197

71–180

fT3 (ng/dL)

3.6

2.8–4.4

 

3.2

2.2–4.5

2–4.4

Age (yr)

29

19–45

 

28

18–45

 

Smokea n(%)

5 (13%)

  

8 (17%)

  

PBDEs pg/ml ww

median

range

% detect

median

range

% detect

BDE-28/33

3.22

0.37–25.05

100

4.17

0.49–48.65

100

BDE-47

46.57

nd-463.94

97

60.34

0.80–2538.94

100

BDE-99

9.19

nd-60.03

89

9.71

nd-831.31

89

BDE-100

9.96

nd-93.94

97

11.94

nd-360.84

98

BDE-153

59.64

20.31–180.91

100

43.21

3.18–251.87

100

BDE-209

18.39

nd-204.22

97

17.87

0.33–283.35

100

  1. a= active smoking in home; nd = non-detect.
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