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Published in final edited form as: J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2023 Sep 12;34(1):34–46. doi: 10.1038/s41370-023-00595-1

Table 4.

Adjusted odds ratios (aORs) between relative potency factor weighted summary disinfection by-product (DBP) exposures and obstructive genital defects.

Weighted models: cases/controls Weighted models: aOR (95% CI)a Unweighted models: cases/controls Unweighted models: aOR (95% CI)a
DBP9 (BDCM>TBM>TCM>DBCM>HAA5)b
Quintile 1 36/420 1.00 (ref) 36/420 1.00 (Referent)
Quintile 2 47/419 1.38 (0.86, 2.22) 47/420 1.39 (0.87, 2.25)
Quintile 3 45/419 1.24 (0.76, 2.01) 45/420 1.32 (0.81, 2.14)
Quintile 4 35/419 1.06 (0.64, 1.73) 35/421 1.02 (0.62, 1.69)
Quintile 5 47/417 1.33 (0.82, 2.15) 47/419 1.39 (0.86, 2.25)
HAA9 (MBAA>BCAA>MCAA>DBAA>BDCAA>CDBAA>TCAA>TBAA>DCAA)c
Quintile 1 36/413 1.00 (ref) 36/413 1.00 (Referent)
Quintile 2 42/413 0.94 (0.56, 1.57) 42/413 1.05 (0.58, 1.90)
Quintile 3 48/413 1.05 (0.63, 1.75) 48/413 1.15 (0.59, 2.24)
Quintile 4 38/413 0.78 (0.45, 1.35) 38/413 0.86 (0.41, 1.81)
Quintile 5 40/413 0.97 (0.57, 1.64) 40/413 0.89 (0.40, 1.97)
HAA5 (MBAA>MCAA>DBAA>TCAA>DCAA)c
Quintile 1 37/420 1.00 (ref) 37/420 1.00 (Referent)
Quintile 2 46/420 1.35 (0.75, 2.42) 46/420 1.10 (0.60, 2.02)
Quintile 3 46/420 0.73 (0.37, 1.44) 46/420 1.06 (0.53, 2.10)
Quintile 4 40/420 0.94 (0.49, 1.81) 40/420 0.90 (0.42, 1.92)
Quintile 5 41/420 0.87 (0.43, 1.76) 41/420 0.86 (0.38, 1.91)
HAA3 (DBAA>TCAA>DCAA)c
Quintile 1 33/416 1.00 (ref) 37/416 1.00 (Referent)
Quintile 2 41/415 1.30 (0.71, 2.37) 44/414 0.99 (0.54, 1.81)
Quintile 3 51/414 1.64 (0.85, 3.18) 46/415 0.98 (0.48, 1.97)
Quintile 4 41/415 1.32 (0.63, 2.76) 41/416 0.84 (0.39, 1.81)
Quintile 5 40/412 1.31 (0.62, 2.80) 38/411 0.74 (0.32, 1.68)
TCAA+DCAA (TCAA>DCAA)c
Quintile 1 33/415 1.00 (ref) 38/416 1.00 (Referent)
Quintile 2 47/416 1.42 (0.75, 2.68) 44/415 0.91 (0.50, 1.66)
Quintile 3 48/413 1.48 (0.70, 3.14) 46/413 0.89 (0.44, 1.78)
Quintile 4 38/417 1.11 (0.49, 2.55) 41/417 0.75 (0.35, 1.60)
Quintile 5 40/411 1.21 (0.51, 2.89) 37/411 0.63 (0.28, 1.43)
THM4 (BDCM>TBM>TCM>DBCM)b
Quintile 1 36/419 1.00 (ref) 36/420 1.00 (Referent)
Quintile 2 45/419 1.35 (0.79, 2.31) 43/420 1.32 (0.77, 2.27)
Quintile 3 44/417 1.33 (0.73, 2.42) 46/420 1.43 (0.79, 2.58)
Quintile 4 41/419 1.25 (0.66, 2.34) 37/420 1.18 (0.61, 2.28)
Quintile 5 44/418 1.29 (0.65, 2.56) 48/420 1.54 (0.77, 3.09)
THM4+TCAA (BDCM>TBM>TCM>DBCM>TCAA)b
Quintile 1 37/416 1.00 (ref) 37/416 1.00 (Referent)
Quintile 2 43/415 1.66 (0.88, 3.13) 43/416 1.26 (0.76, 2.08)
Quintile 3 47/415 1.50 (0.71, 3.17) 47/415 1.35 (0.82, 2.22)
Quintile 4 31/413 1.45 (0.63, 3.32) 31/416 0.88 (0.52, 1.51)
Quintile 5 48/413 1.39 (0.58, 3.31) 48/415 1.29 (0.77, 2.16)
THMBr (BDCM>TBM>DBCM)b
Tertile 1 53/697 1.00 (ref) 53/699 1.00 (Referent)
Tertile 2 74/696 1.54 (1.00, 2.35) 74/700 1.53 (1.00, 2.34)
Tertile 3 83/699 1.79 (1.18, 2.71) 83/699 1.74 (1.15, 2.64)
a

All models adjusted for maternal education (less than high school; high school graduate or GED; some college, associates, or technical degree; college degree), 2000 US Census tract income (continuous), number of prenatal care visits ( < 9; 9–11; 12; 13–15; >15), prenatal care payment source (private health insurance; Medicaid or CommonHealth; other including Medicare and Healthy Start), maternal smoking (yes; no), maternal age ( < 20; 20- < 35; ≥35). Further adjusted for DBP co-exposures: THM4 and THMBr models adjusted for HAA5; HAA9, HAA5, HAA3, and TCAA + DCAA models adjusted for THM4; THM4 + TCAA model adjusted for HAABr.

b

Relative potency factors weights based on BMD50 values from four studies: (1) Smith, et al., 1989; (2) Smith, et al., 1992; (3) Narotsky et al., 2011; (4) Narotsky et al., Submitted.

c

Relative potency factors weights based on BMD50 values from two studies: (1) Hunter, et al., 2006.; (2) Hunter et al., 1996.