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Appendix. Covariates included in the confounder models ${dagger}$

	Covariate
Organochlorine	BMI	Pack-Years	Education	Alcohol Intake	CVD Medications	Diabetes History	Marital Status

PCB 99				*		*
PCB 118	*	*		*		*
PCB 138				*	*	*
PCB 153				*		*
PCB 156			*	*		*
PCB 170			*	*	*	*
PCB 180			*	*
PCB 183	*		*	*			*
PCB 187			*	*		*
Total PCB	*			*		*
p,p'-DDE	*	*
p,p'-DDT	*
trans-Nonachlor	*	*	*	*		*
Oxychlordane	*	*		*		*
HCB	*			*
Mirex			*	*
ß-HCH	*	*		*		*

${dagger}$ All confounder models include age and total blood lipids in addition to covariates indicated for each organochlorine in this table.