Clinical Study

Correlation of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Serum Levels and White Blood Cells Gene Expression of Nuclear Receptors in a Population of Infertile Women

Table 1

Proportion of samples with EDC levels > LOD in both infertile and fertile groups.

Endocrine disruptorInfertile group ( )Fertile group ( ) valueOR (CI 95%)

BPA50 (45)10 (22.7)0.012.79 (1.25–6.19)
PFOS36 (32.4)8 (18.2)0.112.16 (0.91–5.12)
PFOA48 (43.2)16 (36.4)0.471.33 (0.64–2.65)
MEHP73 (65.8)27 (61.4)0.711.21 (0.59–2.49)
DEHP8 (7.2)1 (2.3)0.451.26 (0.40–27.5)