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. 2012 Mar 6;11:10. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-11-10

Table 4.

Percent change in BPA and PFC concentrations by race/ethnicity (with Mexican Americans as one group), with and without control for family incomea

BPA PFOA PFOS PFNA PFHxS
% change (95% CI) % change (95% CI) % change (95% CI) % change (95% CI) % change (95% CI)

(n = 4739) (n = 3953) (n = 3953) (n = 3953) (n = 3953)

Without control for family income

 Non-Hispanic Black 4.1 (-4.8, 12.3) -14.9 (-22.2, -6.8) 4.4 (-4.3, 13.9) 16.0 (2.4, 31.4) -6.8 (-22.1, 11.6)

 Mexican American -12.4 (-20.8, -2.0) -28.8 (-34.5, -23.7) -28.8 (-34.5, -23.5) -24.3 (-32.6, -15.0) -25.7 (-37.0, -12.4)

 Other Race, Multiracial -7.7 (-21.2, 9.7) -18.8 (-30.5, -5.2) -9.8 (-22.9, 4.8) 1.1 (-12.5, 16.2) -4.9 (-23.0, 16.0)

 Other Hispanic 2.0 (-13.1, 19.7) -10.6 (-20.3, 0.3) -20.7 (-29.5, -10.9) 12.0 (-8.3, 36.6) -22.9 (-40.9, 1.0)

 Non-Hispanic White ref ref ref ref ref

With control for family income

 Non-Hispanic Black -1.0 (-9.5, 7.0) -10.4 (-18.1, -3.4) 8.9 (0, 19.4) 20.3 (6.0, 36.4) -4.0 (-19.7, 16.2)

 Mexican American -17.3 (-25.5, -9.9) -25.2 (-30.9, -19.1) -25.0 (-30.7, -18.7) -20.5 (-28.8, -10.8) -21.3 (-33.9, -6.8)

 Other Race, Multiracial -10.0 (-23.4, 5.6) -16.5 (-28.2, -2.8) -7.2 (-20.5, 7.8) 3.8 (-10.1, 19.9) -2.0 (-20.8, 19.4)

 Other Hispanic -2.8 (-18.4, 15.0) -5.3 (-15.6, 6.4) -15.8 (-25.0, -5.4) 17.8 (-3.5, 44.8) -18.2 (-37.9, 7.8)

 Non-Hispanic White ref ref ref ref ref

a Models adjusted for NHANES cycle, age, gender, creatinine (BPA), adjusted family income (where noted). Statistically significant results in bold