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. 2008 Dec 29;32(4):702–707. doi: 10.2337/dc08-1816

Table 2.

Linear regression coefficients with 1-unit increase in log PFCs in adolescents and adults

β coefficient
Log PFHS Log PFNA Log PFOA Log PFOS
Adolescent
    Glucose
        Model 1 −0.02 ± 0.03 0.04 ± 0.04 −0.04 ± 0.05 −0.03 ± 0.06
        Model 2 −0.02 ± 0.03 0.05 ± 0.05 −0.04 ± 0.05 −0.04 ± 0.06
        Model 3 −0.01 ± 0.03 0.07 ± 0.04 −0.03 ± 0.05 −0.03 ± 0.06
    Log insulin
        Model 1 0.02 ± 0.04 −0.09 ± 0.05 0.05 ± 0.08 0.06 ± 0.07
        Model 2 0.03 ± 0.04 −0.10 ± 0.05 0.07 ± 0.09 0.07 ± 0.07
        Model 3 0.06 ± 0.03 −0.10 ± 0.05* 0.08 ± 0.07 0.15 ± 0.08
    Log HOMA-IR
        Model 1 0.02 ± 0.04 −0.09 ± 0.05 0.04 ± 0.08 0.05 ± 0.07
        Model 2 0.02 ± 0.05 −0.09 ± 0.05 0.06 ± 0.09 0.07 ± 0.07
        Model 3 0.05 ± 0.03 −0.08 ± 0.04 0.08 ± 0.05 0.15 ± 0.07
    Log β-cell function
        Model 1 0.03 ± 0.04 −0.12 ± 0.07 0.06 ± 0.10 0.06 ± 0.08
        Model 2 0.03 ± 0.04 −0.12 ± 0.06 0.08 ± 0.10 0.08 ± 0.08
        Model 3 0.05 ± 0.03 −0.12 ± 0.06* 0.08 ± 0.08 0.13 ± 0.09
Adult
    Glucose
        Model 1 −0.07 ± 0.09 −0.05 ± 0.04 −0.11 ± 0.10 −0.03 ± 0.08
        Model 2 −0.05 ± 0.09 −0.02 ± 0.05 −0.11 ± 0.11 −0.23 ± 0.09
        Model 3 −0.02 ± 0.06 0.00 ± 0.04 −0.09 ± 0.08 −0.03 ± 0.07
    Log insulin
        Model 1 −0.04 ± 0.05 −0.06 ± 0.04 0.08 ± 0.04 0.13 ± 0.05*
        Model 2 −0.04 ± 0.05 −0.05 ± 0.04 0.08 ± 0.04 0.13 ± 0.05*
        Model 3 0.01 ± 0.03 −0.04 ± 0.03 0.07 ± 0.03* 0.14 ± 0.05
    Log HOMA-IR
        Model 1 −0.05 ± 0.05 −0.06 ± 0.04 0.06 ± 0.05 0.12 ± 0.05*
        Model 2 −0.04 ± 0.05 −0.06 ± 0.05 0.07 ± 0.05 0.12 ± 0.05*
        Model 3 0.00 ± 0.04 −0.04 ± 0.04 0.06 ± 0.04 0.14 ± 0.05
    Log β-cell function
        Model 1 −0.02 ± 0.04 −0.05 ± 0.03 0.09 ± 0.04* 0.14 ± 0.06*
        Model 2 −0.02 ± 0.04 −0.05 ± 0.04 0.09 ± 0.04* 0.14 ± 0.06*
        Model 3 0.01 ± 0.03 −0.04 ± 0.03 0.07 ± 0.03* 0.15 ± 0.05

Data are means ± SEM.

*P < 0.05;

P < 0.01. Model 1 adjusted for age, sex, race; model 2 adjusted for model 1 + health behaviors (smoking status, alcohol intake, and household income); model 3 adjusted for model 2 + measurement data (waist circumference, CRP, and insulin/glucose/HOMA) + medications.