Table 3 Significant POPs associated to canine mammary cancer
From: Pollutants in pet dogs: a model for environmental links to breast cancer
Comparative values | ||||||
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(p-value <0.05 is significant) | ||||||
Relative contribution | TEF 2005 | Median quantity (pg/g l.w.) | Median quantity (pg/g l.w.) | p-value (Mann- Whitney) | Fold-change | |
Cancer dogs | Non cancer | |||||
(n =54) | dogs (n = 47) | |||||
PCB-118 | 36% | 0.00003 | 359.72 | 182.89 | 0.022 | 1.97 |
PCB-156 | 26% | 0.00003 | 271.73 | 149.28 | 0.020 | 1.82 |
PCB-105 | 7% | 0.00003 | 56.55 | 28.40 | 0.043 | 1.99 |
Cancer dogs | Benign tumors | |||||
(n =54) | (n =30) | |||||
PCB-118 | 36% | 0.00003 | 359.72 | 182.15 | 0.020 | 1.97 |
PCB-156 | 26% | 0.00003 | 271.73 | 133.56 | 0.017 | 2.03 |
PCB-114 | 1.5% | 0.0005 | 15.43 | 8.33 | 0.044 | 1.85 |
PCB-167 | 2% | 0.00001 | 9.28 | 7.66 | 0.048 | 1.21 |