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Table 2 Comparison of dioxin concentrations (pgTEQ/gFat) in breast milk between herbicide-sprayed and nonsprayed areas

From: Association between dioxin concentrations in breast milk and food group intake in Vietnam

Dioxins

Sprayed area (n = 80)

Nonsprayed area (n = 42)

P value

TEQ-PCDDs

4.54 (2.95–6.39)

1.88 (1.55–2.34)

<0.001a

TEQ-PCDFs

5.06 (3.37–7.91)

1.99 (1.40–2.39)

<0.001b

TEQ-Total

10.13 (6.46–14.20)

3.80 (2.97–4.81)

<0.001b

  1. Data are shown as median (25th–75th percentile). Data of TEQ-PCDFs are log-transformed to improve normality
  2. a t test
  3. bWilcoxon signed-rank test
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Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

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