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

Table 4

Milk progesterone level and its daily intake in the different regions of Hamadan, Iran.

Progesterone (ng/ml)				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	2.74 ± 1.85	1.26–7.81	25.30 ± 17.14	11.67–72.13	6.85 ± 4.64	3.16–19.53
Zone 2	18	3.69 ± 2.38	0.69–7.43	34.08 ± 22.02	6.45–68.62	9.23 ± 5.96	1.74–18.58
Zone 3	16	4.77 ± 3.12	1.38–12.0	44.04 ± 28.81	12.74–111.46	11.92 ± 7.80	3.45–30.18
Zone 4	16	3.10 ± 1.83	1.56–8.76	28.63 ± 16.90	14.40–80.93	7.75 ± 4.57	3.90–21.91