Steroid Hormone Exposure as a Potential Hazard in Milk Consumers: A Significant Health Challenge in Iran

Table 3

Milk 17β-estradiol level and its daily intake in the different regions of Hamadan, Iran.

17-β Estradiol (ng/L)				Daily intake (ng/kg body weight)
				Child		Adult
Zones	n	Mean ± SD	Min-max	Mean ± SD	Min-max	Mean ± SD	Min-max
Zone 1	19	318.0 ± 199.8	86.3–922.3	2.93 ± 1.84	0.79–8.51	0.79 ± 0.49	0.21–2.30
Zone 2	18	288.0 ± 182.5	75.6–681.7	2.65 ± 1.68	0.69–6.29	0.72 ± 0.45	0.18–1.70
Zone 3	16	443.4 ± 184.7	151.6–842.9	4.09 ± 1.70	1.39–7.78	1.10 ± 0.46	0.37–2.10
Zone 4	16	282.2 ± 133.0	93.8–503.0	2.60 ± 1.22	0.86–4.64	0.70 ± 0.33	0.23–1.25