PCDDs and PCDFs (pg/g lipid) in serum samples of incinerator workers and controls in area II
| Incinerator workers (n=7) | Controls (n=7) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | (Range) | Mean | Median | (Range) | |
| *p<0.05; **p<0.01, Mann-Whitney U test. | ||||||
| 2,3,7,8-TCDD | 1.4 | 1.6 | (ND–2.5) | 1.5 | 1.4 | (ND–2.5) |
| 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD | 8.1 | 8.5 | (3.9–13.0) | 6.7 | 7.2 | (3.5–10.4) |
| 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD | 4.5 | 4.2 | (1.5–8.4) | 3.0 | 2.8 | (1.9–4.5) |
| 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD | 24.8 | 22.1 | (14.0–38.7) | 24.2 | 22.4 | (15.9–39.4) |
| 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD | 6.7 | 6.3 | (2.3–12.2) | 5.2 | 5.2 | (2.5–9.7) |
| 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD | 46.2 | 32.7 | (13.0–118) | 18.2 | 19.9 | (10.4–27.5) |
| OCDD | 249 | 148 | (74.5–890) | 298 | 193 | (102–962) |
| 2,3,7,8-TCDF | 1.7 | 0.5 | (ND–4.8) | 0.7 | 0.5 | (ND–1.1) |
| 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF | 2.6 | 2.1** | (1.3–5.4) | 0.9 | 1.0 | (ND–1.7) |
| 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF | 20.7 | 19.5 | (10.5–44.3) | 13.5 | 15.2 | (7.9–22.1) |
| 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF | 13.4 | 13.5** | (6.9–25.2) | 5.0 | 4.5 | (2.0–9.2) |
| 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF | 22.5 | 23.2** | (11.3–41.7) | 7.7 | 6.7 | (4.9–11.8) |
| 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF | 1.5 | 1.7** | (ND–2.5) | 0.5 | 0.5 | (ND–ND) |
| 2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF | 21.8 | 20.2** | (4.9–58.6) | 3.2 | 3.0 | (2.3–4.0) |
| 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF | 50.0 | 48.7** | (17.1–94.0) | 6.2 | 6.5 | (3.6–7.7) |
| 1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF | 4.7 | 3.7** | (2.0–10.5) | 0.5 | 0.5 | (ND–ND) |
| OCDF | 2.6 | 1.0 | (ND–9.6) | 1.0 | 1.0 | (ND–ND) |
| TEQ-PCDD | 13.6 | 14.8 | (6.5–21.3) | 11.6 | 12.2 | (6.4–16.7) |
| TEQ-PCDF | 17.1 | 15.9* | (8.4–36.3) | 8.6 | 8.8 | (5.2–13.6) |
| TEQ-PCDD/PCDF | 30.7 | 29.1 | (14.9–57.6) | 20.2 | 21.1 | (12.1–30.3) |