| Participation in 2001/02 | Participation in 2006/07 | Total, n = 176 | ||||||||||
| DDE concentration (μg/l) during pregnancy | DDE concentration (μg/l) during pregnancy | |||||||||||
| 0–1.502, n = 28 | 1.503–2.9, n = 26 | 2.9–6.1, n = 32 | 6.1–9.4, n = 31 | >9.4, n = 33 | 0–1.502, n = 28 | 1.503–2.9, n = 29 | 2.9–6.1, n = 24 | 6.1–9.4, n = 25 | >9.4, n = 22 | |||
| Height in cm (SD) | 166.1 | 168.6 | 166.1 | 167.3 | 167.6 | 166.7 | 166.3 | 167.6 | 167.5 | 166.3 | 167.0 (6.6) | |
| (7.7) | (8.0) | (5.7) | (7.4) | (6.8) | (8.2) | (6.3) | (6.4) | (6.9) | (7.4) | n = 175 | ||
| Weight in kg (SD) | 67.6 | 69.9 | 71.3 | 69.8 | 72.8 | 72.2 | 71.9 | 79.2 | 78.8 | 79.9 | 74.2 (18.5) | |
| (15.9) | (17.5) | (14.9) | (12.1) | (17.9) | (17.8) | (16.2) | (23.6) | (16.1) | (24.1) | n = 175 | ||
| BMI in kg/m2 (SD) | 24.4 | 24.4 | 25.7 | 24.9 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 28.1 | 28.0 | 28.8 | 26.5 (6.0) | |
| (5.2) | (4.4) | (4.7) | (4.1) | (5.2) | (4.9) | (5.8) | (7.7) | (5.4) | (8.1) | n = 175 | ||
| PCB at birth in μg/l (SD) | 1.9 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 3.8 (4.4) | |
| (2.6) | (2.1) | (3.5) | (3.8) | (6.1) | (2.6) | (2.0) | (3.5) | (3.8) | (5.3) | n = 176 | ||
| Maternal height in cm (SD) | 164.3 | 164.9 | 162.7 | 165.2 | 163.9 | 163.8 | 164.7 | 162.7 | 164.5 | 165.6 | 164.0 (6.2) | |
| (6.1) | (5.8) | (7.6) | (6.6) | (6.2) | (5.0) | (5.1) | (8.0) | (6.8) | (6.2) | n = 173 | ||
| Maternal BMI in kg/m2 (SD) | 22.6 | 23.4 | 24.5 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 22.4 | 23.6 | 25.3 | 23.7 | 24.5 | 23.6 (3.5) | |
| (3.3) | (3.3) | (4.2) | (3.2) | (3.2) | (3.2) | (3.8) | (4.3) | (3.5) | (3.5) | n = 173 | ||
| Breastfed as a child | 75.0% | 53.9% | 50.0% | 46.7% | 42.4% | 71.4% | 55.2% | 45.8% | 33.3% | 40.9% | 49.1% | |
| n = 175 | ||||||||||||
| Birth weight of the offspring in grams (SD) | 3293 | 3399 | 3309 | 3338 | 3352 | 3402 | 3281 | 3338 | 3271 | 3384 | 3323 (503) | |
| (569) | (473) | (436) | (549) | (486) | (489) | (480) | (436) | (633) | (451) | n = 172 | ||
| Age of the adult female offspring in years (SD) | 37.3 | 36.4 | 35.3 | 35.0 | 39.1 | 40.5 | 39.2 | 39.1 | 41.6 | 44.4 | n = 176 | |
| (8.5) | (7.2) | (8.2) | (7.6) | (8.6) | (10.9) | (8.9) | (9.3) | (7.2) | (8.1) | 39.9 (8.9) | ||
| Number of pregnancies of the offspring (SD) | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | n = 176 | |
| (1.4) | (3.0) | (1.9) | (1.4) | (1.6) | (1.5) | (2.9) | (1.6) | (2.0) | (2.2) | 2.1 (2.0) | ||
BMI, body mass index; DDE, dichlorodiphenyl-dichloroethylene; PCB, polychlorinated biphenyl.