Table 2.
BPA and DEHP metabolites urinary levels adjusted for creatinine content (expressed as µg/g creatinine) in obese and control children
| Girls | Boys | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| control (N = 27) | obese (N = 36) | p value | controls (N = 29) | obese (N = 30) | p value | |||||
| GM | 95% CI | GM | 95% CI | GM | 95% CI | GM | 95% CI | |||
| BPA | 5.50 | 3.93–7.71 | 10.77 | 7.02–16.53 | 0.0151 | 9.15 | 5.79–14.47 | 9.54 | 6.63–13.75 | |
| MEHP | 8.75 | 7.08–10.83 | 8.41 | 6.18–11.43 | 6.81 | 5.36–8.66 | 4.58 | 3.75–5.59 | 0.0066 | |
| MEHHP | 13.19 | 7.04–24.73 | 23.25 | 16.29–33.17 | 21.84 | 15.89–30.00 | 16.80 | 12.50–22.57 | ||
| MEOHP | 5.20 | 4.00–6.75 | 6.42 | 4.62–8.93 | 4.88 | 3.71–6.43 | 4.57 | 3.45–6.06 | ||
| Σ phthalates | 32.52 | 24.57–43.06 | 41.04 | 29.93–26.29 | 34.99 | 26.45–46.28 | 27.08 | 20.90–35.09 | ||
| RMR1 | 2.32 | 1.65–3.26 | 3.38 | 2.55–4.49 | 0.0470 | 3.77 | 2.96–4.79 | 4.49 | 3.49–5.77 | |
| RMR2 | 3.97 | 2.40–6.57 | 2.78 | 2.44–3.17 | 2.25 | 1.86–2.72 | 2.74 | 2.35–3.20 | ||
| %MEHP | 27.90 | 22.50–34.60 | 21.34 | 17.67–25.76 | 0.0470 | 20.32 | 16.83–25.54 | 17.65 | 14.40–21.64 | |
| %MEHHP | 39.74 | 25.99–60.74 | 55.80 | 49.57–62.82 | 61.58 | 57.09–66.42 | 61.26 | 57.74–65.00 | ||
| %MEOHP | 15.77 | 13.78–18.05 | 15.51 | 13.78–17.47 | 13.86 | 12.02–15.97 | 16.78 | 14.77–19.07 | ||
RMR and molar percentages of DEHP metabolites are also shown.
Values are geometric means (GM) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).