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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 17.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Sci Technol. 2012 Mar 29;46(8):4624–4632. doi: 10.1021/es204415a

Table 1.

Urinary concentrations (ng/mL) of BP derivatives by selected demographic characteristics (ENDO Study)

2OH-4MeO-BP 2,4OH-BP 4OH-BP
Characteristics Min 25%a Median 75%a Max Min 25%a Median 75%a Max Min 25%a Median 75%a Max
Total (n =625) <0.28 2.3 6.1 37 5900 <0.082 1.7 6.1 31 3200 <0.082 0.17 0.36 0.69 22
Sampling site
 Utah (n =526) <0.28 1.9 5.3 28 5900 ** <0.082 1.5 5.1 25 3200 ** <0.082 0.17 0.35 0.68 22
 California (n =99) 1.0 3.4 24 100 2200 0.54 3.2 15 59 1800 <0.082 0.23 0.42 0.73 13
Race/ethnicity
 Hispanic (n =82) <0.28 3.3 6.9 46 5900 <0.082 1.7 3.9 34 3200 <0.082 0.19 0.36 0.70 2.6
 Non-hispanic while (n =475) <0.28 2.1 5.7 33 2900 <0.082 1.6 6.3 27 2800 <0.082 0.17 0.37 0.70 22
 Non-hispanic black (n=10) 1.0 1.1 6.6 75 190 0.54 1.5 6.2 24 95 <0.082 0.28 0.41 0.73 1.7
 Asian/Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Alaska Native/American Indian (n =34) <0.28 2.2 20 270 2200 <0.082 1.6 19 120 640 <0.082 0.20 0.32 0.62 5.5
 Other (n=11) <0.28 1.2 3.2 110 240 0.45 1.1 2.3 41 130 <0.082 <0.082 0.37 2.7 13
 Multi-racial (n =13) <0.28 2.6 3.1 17 100 1.6 2.0 2.5 20 37 <0.082 0.16 0.29 0.33 1.1
Marital status
 Married (n =448) <0.28 2.4 6.0 41 2200 <0.082 1.7 6.1 31 1800 <0.082 0.16 0.37 0.70 22
 Other (n =172) <0.28 2.1 7.2 35 5900 <0.082 1.6 6.8 33 3200 <0.082 0.21 0.36 0.70 7.9
Household incomeb
 Below poverty (n =71) <0.28 1.7 4.0 17 2900 ** <0.082 1.2 3.8 22 2800 ** <0.082 0.20 0.37 0.62 2.7
 Within 180% poverty (n =75) <0.28 1.6 5.5 17 130 <0.082 1.4 4.3 16 51 <0.082 0.17 0.33 0.66 11
 Above 180% poverty (n =470) <0.28 2.6 7.3 49 5900 <0.082 1.8 7.5 37 3200 <0.082 0.17 0.38 0.73 22
Age (in years)
 20-29(n =221) <0.28 1.7 5.1 18 2900 ** <0.082 1.6 5.3 21 2800 <0.082 0.18 0.35 0.69 22
 30-39(n =264) <0.28 2.6 6.9 49 1700 <0.082 1.6 7.5 36 1800 <0.082 0.14 0.33 0.64 21
 ≥40(n =139) <0.28 2.9 7.7 64 5900 <0.082 2.0 6.4 38 3200 <0.082 0.19 0.41 0.73 20
Body mass index
 <25.0 - thin (n =269) <0.28 2.6 7.9 41 2900 * <0.082 2.2 9.7 40 2800 ** <0.082 0.13 0.34 0.65 8.0
 25.0 - 29.9-normal (n =153) <0.28 2.6 7.1 50 5900 <0.082 2.0 8.0 32 3200 <0.082 0.17 0.38 0.73 22
 ≥30.0 - overweight (n =198) <0.28 1.8 4.5 18 2200 <0.082 1.3 3.1 19 580 <0.082 0.21 0.38 0.70 21
Natural hair color (at age 18 years)
 Red (n =67) <0.28 3.3 7.8 53 1600 0.33 2.0 6.8 57 690 <0.082 0.13 0.32 0.83 8.0
 Blonde (n =208) <0.28 2.4 7.2 32 2900 <0.082 2.5 8.6 28 2800 <0.082 0.17 0.40 0.70 22
 Brown & Black (n =346) <0.28 2.0 5.7 41 5900 <0.082 1.4 5.0 31 3200 <0.082 0.18 0.35 0.65 21
Current smoke
 No (n =538) <0.28 2.5 6.8 43 5900 ** <0.082 1.6 6.9 32 3200 <0.082 0.18 0.38 0.72 22*
 Yes (n=84) <0.28 1.4 4.7 14 1300 <0.082 2.0 4.2 19 380 <0.082 0.11 0.27 0.51 7.1
a

25 or 75 percentile

b

Based on the 2007 HHS Poverty Guidlines accounting for the numbers of persons in the household for the 48 contiguous states and District of Columbia.

*

p <0.05,

**

p <0.01