Table 3.

Multivariable adjusted associations between standardized dietary scores and percent change in phthalate biomarkers, N=1,240¹

Phthalate Biomarker	DASH Diet Score2		aMed Diet Score2		Energy-adjusted DII Score2
	% Change (95% CI)	P-value	% Change (95% CI)	P-value	% Change (95% CI)	P-value
MBZP	−6.89 (−10.59, −3.03)	<0.001	−8.71 (−12.40, −4.87)	<0.001	8.03 (3.77, 12.48)	<0.001
MCPP	−3.45 (−6.60, −0.20)	0.04	−3.99 (−7.19, −0.67)	0.02	2.40 (−0.95, 5.86)	0.16
MCNP	0.66 (−2.90, 4.34)	0.72	2.80 (−0.96, 6.70)	0.15	1.21 (−2.42, 4.97)	0.52
MCOP	−2.13 (−5.53, 1.40)	0.23	−1.34 (−4.89, 2.33)	0.47	3.77 (0.13, 7.56)	0.04
MEP	−7.56 (−12.14, −2.73)	<0.001	−1.72 (−6.65, 3.47)	0.51	1.56 (−3.43, 6.81)	0.55
ΣDEHP	−6.48 (−9.84, −3.00)	<0.001	−5.23 (−8.73, −1.60)	0.01	8.83 (4.91, 12.89)	<0.001
ΣDBP	−3.75 (−7.64, 0.31)	0.07	−4.16 (−8.11, −0.03)	0.05	6.47 (2.18, 10.94)	<0.001
ΣDiBP	−2.29 (−6.00, 1.57)	0.24	−1.54 (−5.30, 2.37)	0.43	4.46 (0.56, 8.52)	0.02

Abbreviations: DASH, Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension; aMed, Alternate Mediterranean; DII, Dietary Inflammatory Index; MBzP, monobenzyl phthalate; MCNP, mono carboxyisononyl phthalate; MCOP, mono carboxyisooctyl phthalate; MCPP, mono-3-carboxypropyl phthalate; MEP, monoethyl phthalate; DEHP, di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; DBP, di-n-butyl phthalate; DiBP, di-isobutyl phthalate

¹Adjusted for creatinine, age, region, education level, alcohol consumption, dietary energy, dietary animal protein

²Total dietary scores were z-score standardized