Table 4.
Mediating role and proportion of inflammatory biomarkers in the relationship between VOCs exposure and infertility incidence.
| Pathways | Indirect |
95 % CI | Mediation |
95 % CI | P- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| effect | proportions | ||||
| AMCC→ WBC →infertility | −2.92e-03 | −1.25e-02,0.00 | 1.11 % | −0.18,0.04 | 0.48 |
| AMCC→ ALP →infertility | 1.06e-02 | 4.82e-04,0.03 | 5.10 % | 0.01,0.20 | 0.04 |
| CYMA→ WBC →infertility | −1.61e-06 | −1.45e-05,0.00 | 0.88 % | −0.22,0.19 | 0.74 |
| CYMA→ ALP →infertility | 2.19e-05 | −6.28e-05,0.00 | 13.90 % | −0.09,1.29 | 0.06 |
This model Adjust all covariates. CI, confidence interval. WBC, white blood cell. ALP, alkaline phosphatase. VOCs, volatile organic compound metabolites.