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Table 6 Logistic regression for middle and highest tertile creatinine-adjusted urine concentrations compared to the lowest tertile for phthalate metabolites and bisphenol A

From: Exploring the potential association between brominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated biphenyls, organochlorine pesticides, perfluorinated compounds, phthalates, and bisphenol a in polycystic ovary syndrome: a case–control study

Agent

N Cases

N Controls

Tertile

Odds ratio

95% C.I.

 

Adjusted ORa

Exact 95% C.I

Exact p-value

Phthalate metabolites

         

mBzP

16

18

Middle

0.43

0.16-1.14

 

0.24

0.06-0.86

0.025

Monobenzyl phthalate

13

20

Highest

0.27

0.10-0.75

0.012

0.15

0.03-0.58

0.004

mBP

15

19

Middle

0.21

0.07-0.58

0.012

0.14

0.03-0.54

0.002

Mono-n-butyl phthalate

14

19

Highest

0.41

0.15-1.12

0.003

0.25

0.06-0.96

0.042

mEHP

11

20

Middle

0.22

0.08-0.65

0.006

0.17

0.04-0.63

0.005

Mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate

16

17

Highest

0.87

0.34-2.21

 

0.91

0.26-3.19

 

mEP

16

18

Middle

0.27

0.10-0.75

0.012

0.12

0.02-0.48

0.001

Monoethyl phthalate

15

18

Highest

0.66

0.25-1.75

 

0.30

0.06-1.18

 

mCNP

16

19

Middle

1.00

0.39-2.59

 

0.80

0.23-2.71

 

Mono (carboxynonyl) phthalate

18

14

Highest

1.06

0.41-2.77

 

1.45

0.43-5.07

 

mCOP

18

16

Middle

2.82

1.05-7.60

0.040

2.27

0.61-8.84

 

Mono (carboxyoctyl) phthalate

14

18

Highest

1.45

0.55-3.85

 

1.58

0.46-5.55

 

mCPP

16

14

Middle

0.78

0.30-2.07

 

0.83

0.23-2.91

 

Mono-3-carboxypropyl phthalate

14

19

Highest

0.54

0.21-1.44

 

0.36

0.09-1.28

 

mECPP

16

17

Middle

0.95

0.36-2.45

 

0.78

0.22-2.73

 

Mono-2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl

16

17

Highest

1.85

0.69-4.91

 

2.09

0.57-8.16

 

mEHHP

15

19

Middle

0.66

0.25-1.72

 

0.50

0.15-1.66

 

Mono-2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl

16

17

Highest

1.00

0.38-2.63

 

1.27

0.34-4.96

 

mEOHP

16

17

Middle

0.94

0.36-2.45

 

0.88

0.27-2.87

 

Mono-2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl phthalate

15

18

Highest

0.84

0.32-2.18

 

1.07

0.29-4.00

 

miBP

17

17

Middle

0.58

0.22-1.54

 

0.56

0.16-1.91

 

Mono-isobutyl phthalate

12

21

Highest

0.40

0.15-1.08

 

0.31

0.08-1.08

 

Phenols

         

BPA

15

16

Middle

0.43

0.16-1.15

 

0.44

0.13-1.46

 

Bisphenol A

14

20

Highest

0.84

0.32-2.21

 

0.73

0.20-2.58

 
  1. aControlling for age, BMI, and race.
  2. Bold font highlights, for any individual agent, middle or highest tertile serum concentrations that are significantly different than the lowest tertile concentration.