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Table 3 Detection rate above the limit of quantification (LOQ), geometric mean concentrations, standard deviation (SD) and quartiles of the EDCs considered in the study. Concentrations were expressed in ng/mL

From: Neuromotor effects of early-life exposure to a mixture of endocrine disruptors in Belgian preschool children

Variable

N

N (%)

> LOQ

LOQ (ng/mL)

Mean

(ng/mL)

SD

Min

(ng/mL)

Q1

(ng/mL)

Med

(ng/mL)

Q3

(ng/mL)

Max

(ng/mL)

PCBs

          

 PCB-153

66

36 (55)

0.07

0.07

0.03

< LOQ

< LOQ

0.08

0.08

0.19

 PCB-180

66

51 (77)

0.05

0.06

0.03

< LOQ

0.05

0.06

0.07

0.18

PFASs

          

 PFHxS

66

42 (64)

0.15

0.20

0.15

< LOQ

< LOQ

0.17

0.27

0.89

 PFOA

66

62 (94)

0.25

0.79

0.48

< LOQ

0.41

0.73

0.99

2.94

 PFNA

66

52 (79)

0.10

0.18

0.12

< LOQ

0.11

0.15

0.24

0.53

 PFOS

66

51 (77)

0.50

1.07

1.20

< LOQ

0.56

0.81

1.24

9.21