Table 6.
OR (95% CI) for child scoring in the borderline or clinical compared with normal range on internalizing behaviors for each loge unit increase in maternal phthalate metabolite concentrations (n = 286).
| Behavior/metabolite (loge) | Borderline | Clinical | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somatic complaints | n = 35 | n = 18 | ||
| MnBP | 1.32 (0.84, 2.08) | 1.37 (0.73, 2.56) | ||
| MiBP | 1.29 (0.84, 1.99) | 0.76 (0.42, 1.36) | ||
| MBzP | 0.83 (0.59, 1.15) | 1.20 (0.78, 1.86) | ||
| ΣDEHP | 0.88 (0.58, 1.33) | 0.96 (0.57, 1.61) | ||
| Withdrawn behavior | n = 15 | n = 23 | ||
| MnBP | 0.60 (0.31, 1.16) | 2.23 (1.27, 3.92)** | ||
| MiBP | 0.81 (0.44, 1.51) | 1.62 (0.97, 2.73) | ||
| MBzP | 0.79 (0.48, 1.28) | 1.57 (1.07, 2.31)* | ||
| ΣDEHP | 0.67 (0.35, 1.30) | 0.98 (0.62, 1.55) | ||
| Internalizing behavior | n = 31 | n = 37 | ||
| MnBP | 1.31 (0.82, 2.10) | 1.44 (0.92, 2.25) | ||
| MiBP | 1.98 (1.24, 3.23)** | 1.41 (0.91, 2.18) | ||
| MBzP | 1.38 (1.01, 1.90)* | 1.43 (1.01, 1.90)* | ||
| ΣDEHP | 1.26 (0.85, 1.86) | 1.19 (0.82, 1.72) | ||
| Models controlled for maternal demoralization and maternal satisfaction during pregnancy, child sex, child age in months at the time of the CBCL administration, and specific gravity. *p < 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01. | ||||