Association of plasma PCB levels and HbA1c concentration in Iran

Table 2 Distribution of PCB 138, 153, 180, sum, and 118 in two blood glucose status groups, determined by HbA1c level

	Total (N = 140)					Metabolic disorder (HbA1C ≥ 5.7) (N = 77)					Without Metabolic disorder (HbA1C < 5.7) (N = 63)
	PCB 138 [μg/l]	PCB 153 [μg/l]	PCB 180 [μg/l]	PCB sum [μg/l]	PCB 118 [μg/l]	PCB 138 [μg/l]	PCB 153 [μg/l]	PCB 180 [μg/l]	PCB sum [μg/l]	PCB 118 [μg/l]	PCB 138 [μg/l]	PCB 153 [μg/l]	PCB 180 [μg/l]	PCB sum [μg/l]	PCB 118 [μg/l]
Mean	0.026	0.038	0.027	0.107	0.009	0.029	0.043	0.032	0.120	0.009	0.023	0.032	0.020	0.090	0.010
SD	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.08	0.01	0.03	0.04	0.03	0.10	0.01	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.07	0.01
Minimum	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.030	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.030	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.005	0.030	0.005
Percentile 25	0.005	0.016	0.005	0.050	0.005	0.008	0.020	0.005	0.058	0.005	0.005	0.014	0.005	0.039	0.005
Median	0.020	0.032	0.017	0.082	0.005	0.023	0.034	0.021	0.09	0.005	0.014	0.027	0.014	0.070	0.005
Percentile 75	0.036	0.053	0.039	0.140	0.009	0.037	0.053	0.047	0.156	0.011	0.033	0.051	0.033	0.132	0.006
Maximum	0.171	0.170	0.173	0.450	0.109	0.171	0.170	0.173	0.450	0.068	0.154	0.151	0.069	0.393	0.109

There was no statistically significant difference of the PCB congener levels between the two groups

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