Pesticides residues detected |
Control (n = 35) |
Patients (n = 75) |
Statistical data |
N (%) |
N (%) |
Odds ratios |
95 % Confidence Interval |
p |
Organochlorines (OC) |
|
Lindane |
19 (54.3%) |
53 (70.7%) |
2.02 |
(0.88-4.65) |
0.09 |
Endrin |
0 |
8 (10.7%) |
1.52 |
(1.32-1.75) |
0.04* |
o.p-DDD |
0 |
16 (21.3%) |
1.59 |
(1.36-1.86) |
0.00* |
p.p-DDE |
0 |
16 (21.3%) |
1.59 |
(1.36-1.86) |
0.00* |
o.p-DDT |
9 (25.7%) |
6 (8%) |
0.25 |
(0.08-0.77) |
0.01* |
p.p-DDA |
0 |
4 (5.3%) |
1.49 |
(1.30-1.70) |
0.16 |
Organophosphates (OP) |
|
|
|
Malathion |
11 (31.4%) |
49 (65.3%) |
4.11 |
(1.74-9.69) |
0.00* |
Profenofos |
6 (17.1%) |
2 (2.7%) |
0.13 |
(0.02-0.69) |
0.00* |
Chlorpyrifos-Methyl |
12 (34.3%) |
6 (8%) |
0.16 |
(0.05-0.49) |
0.00* |
Lindane: (hexachlorocyclohexane isomer: γ-HCH); o,p’-DDT: 1-(o-chlorophenyl)
-1- (p-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethane; p,p’-DDE: (1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis
(p.chlorophenyl) ethylene; o,p’-DDD: 1- (o-chlorophenyl)-1-(p-chlorophenyl)
-2,2-dichloroethane; p.p DDA: “ 2,2-bis-4-chlorophenyl acetic acid”. *p is significant
if <0.05. |
