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Table 2 Level of organochlorine pesticides in study subjects

From: Organochlorine pesticide level in patients with chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology and its association with renal function

OCPs (ppb)

Group I healthy controls (n = 100)

Group II CKDk patients (n = 100)

Group III CKDu patients (n = 100)

Kruskal-Wallis test

Significance

 

Median (25th–75th percentile)

Median (25th–75th percentile)

Median (25th–75th percentile)

 

(Bonferroni adjusted p value)

α-HCH

0.7 (0.002–1.66)

1.26 (0.34–3.15)

1.68 (0.12–4.26)

0.004*

I vs II = 0.02

I vs III = 0.01

II vs III = 0.06

β-HCH

1.7 (0.002–3.96)

2.49 (0.84–4.65)

2.15 (0.64–5.16)

0.561

I vs II = 0.265

I vs III = 0.341

II vs III = 0.685

γ-HCH

2.6 (0.002–3.21)

2.15 (0.64–4.23)

2.03 (0.002–2.49)

0.236

I vs II = 0.369

I vs III = 0.215

II vs III = 0.347

Aldrin

1.6 (0.002–2.15)

1.96 (0.002–3.12)

2.15 (0.002–3.18)

0.045*

I vs II = 0.064

I vs III = 0.045

II vs III = 0.896

Dieldrin

2.5 (0.002–3.25)

0.89 (0.002–2.01)

1.95 (0.26–4.36)

0.412

I vs II = 0.452

I vs III = 0.426

II vs III = 0.439

α-endosulfan

0.7 (0.002–1.12)

0.49 (0.002–1.32)

2.18 (0.28–4.59)

0.321

I vs II = 0.365

I vs III = 0.254

II vs III = 0.615

β-endosulfan

1.3 (0.002–2.65)

0.84 (0.002–1.54)

2.38 (0.65–4.28)

0.001*

I vs II = 0.055

I vs III = 0.042

II vs III = 0.012

p, p′-DDT

1.2 (0.002–2.15)

0.23 (0.002–0.23)

2.36 (0.95–4.66)

0.061

I vs II = 0.321

I vs III = 0.354

II vs III = 0.316

p, p′-DDE

2.6 (0.002–3.54)

1.54 (0.29–2.64)

2.94 (0.68–4.58)

0.03*

I vs II = 0.01

I vs III = 0.04

II vs III = 0.03

  1. Kruskal-Wallis test was applied to compare the OCP data in different groups
  2. *Significance level p < 0.05