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. 2025 Dec 19;5(1):194. doi: 10.1007/s44192-025-00314-2

Table 4.

Association between urinary phthalate metabolites and anxiety among all participants, healthy elderly, and elderly with underlying chronic diseases

Urinary metabolites All participants (n = 688) Heathy elderly (n = 281) Elderly with underlying chronic diseases (n = 407)
Crude ORs (95% CI) Adjusted ORs (95% CI)a Crude ORs (95% CI) Adjusted ORs (95% CI)b Crude ORs (95% CI) Adjusted ORs (95% CI)b
MEHP
Tertile 1 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
Tertile 2 0.97(0.62–1.52) 0.92(0.58–1.46) 2.13(0.93–4.87) 2.29(0.98–5.35) 0.75(0.44–1.31) 0.75(0.42–1.32)
Tertile 3 1.45(0.95–2.21) 1.44(0.93–2.23) 3.30(1.49–7.29) 3.13(1.37–7.12) 1.11(0.66–1.86) 1.10(0.64–1.88)
MiBP
Tertile 1 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
Tertile 2 1.23(0.79–1.91) 1.27(0.81–1.99) 1.69(0.78–3.63) 1.68(0.76–3.68) 1.07(0.62–1.84) 1.10(0.63–1.91)
Tertile 3 1.47(0.96–2.26) 1.49(0.96–2.30) 1.97(0.93–4.17) 1.90(0.88–4.13) 1.24(0.73–2.12) 1.25(0.72–2.15)
MnBP
Tertile 1 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
Tertile 2 1.42(0.91–2.21) 1.43(0.91–2.24) 1.85(0.85–4.04) 1.72(0.77–3.85) 1.34(0.78–2.31) 1.34(0.77–2.33)
Tertile 3 1.49(0.96–2.30) 1.55(0.99–2.42) 2.28(1.06–4.89) 2.28(1.03–5.06) 1.26(0.73–2.16) 1.31(0.76–2.29)
MEP
Tertile 1 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
Tertile 2 1.28(0.83–1.98) 1.31(0.84–2.05) 0.93(0.45–1.95) 0.95(0.44–2.02) 1.62(0.94–2.79) 1.61(0.92–2.82)
Tertile 3 1.32(0.85–2.03) 1.28(0.83–1.99) 1.18(0.58–2.40) 1.14(0.55–2.37) 1.32(0.76–2.29) 1.33(0.76–2.35)
MMP
Tertile 1 & 2 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
Tertile 3 0.92(0.63–1.35) 0.94(0.64–1.38) 1.28(0.69–2.38) 1.40(0.74–2.64) 0.76(0.47–1.23) 0.75(0.46–1.22)

a Adjusted for sex, age group, region of residence, education, marital status, employment status, smoking status, alcohol status, and underlying chronic diseases

b Adjusted for sex, age group, region of residence, education, marital status, employment status, smoking status, and alcohol status