Although most OCPs in serum showed positive associations with levels of Methanobacteriales , in particular cis-nonachlor (r = +0.53, P<0.05), oxychlordane (r = +0.46, P<0.1), and trans-nonachlor (r = +0.43, P<0.1) showed statistically significant or marginally significant correlations.
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Associations among organochlorine pesticides, Methanobacteriales, and obesity in Korean women.
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Even though there was a clear trend between waist circumference and the detection rates of Methanobacteriales, the correlation coefficient of +0.23 between the number of Methanobacteriales and waist circumference can be interpreted as a weak association.
OCPs belonging to the DDT family also showed correlations coefficients of around + 0.3 to +0.4, although they did not reach statistical significance.