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Table 5 Absence of bias for outdoor physical activity in dl-PCB profiles associated to mammary cancer (p-value >0.05 is non-significant)

From: Pollutants in pet dogs: a model for environmental links to breast cancer

 

Median (pg/g l.w.)

 
 

All dogs

Regular or intensive activity ≥ 2h/ week

No or scarce activity ≤ 1h/ week

p-value c

(n = 115)

(n = 39) a

(n = 39) b

(Mann- Whitney)

PCB-118

254.4

309.2

252.0

0.430

PCB-156

196.6

212.5

196.6

0.343

PCB-105

45.7

47.0

44.1

0.310

PCB-114

12.9

12.7

10.9

0.284

PCB-167

8.9

9.4

8.5

0.211

  1. aDogs with regular or intense activity.
  2. bDogs with no or scarce activity.
  3. cDogs with regular or intense activity vs. Dogs with no or scarce activity.