Table 2 Measured concentrations of cord serum PFOS and PFOA (ng/mL).

From: Umbilical cord serum concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonate, perfluorooctanoic acid, and the body mass index changes from birth to 5 1/2 years of age

 

Mean

Standard deviation

Range

Low tertile

Middle tertile

High tertile

PFOS

1.38

0.21

0.21, 7.10

0.21, 0.99

1.00, 1.50

1.60, 7.10

PFOA

1.39

0.22

0.22, 10.00

0.22, 0.91

0.92, 1.50

1.60, 10.00

  1. NB: PFOS denotes perfluorooctane sulfonate; PFOA denotes perfluorooctanoic acid.
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