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

Table 5

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

Hydroxyprogesterone(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	1.48 ± 0.46	0.81–2.61	13.71 ± 4.30	7.54–24.12	3.71 ± 1.16	2.04–6.53
Zone 2	18	1.45 ± 0.45	0.80–1.22	13.45 ± 4.23	7.41–20.57	3.64 ± 1.14	2.00–5.57
Zone 3	16	1.72 ± 0.30	1.24–2.23	15.92 ± 2.78	11.50–20.66	4.31 ± 0.75	3.11–5.59
Zone 4	16	1.52 ± 0.33	0.90–1.94	14.11 ± 3.11	8.37–17.95	3.82 ± 0.84	2.26–4.86