Table 2.

Adjusted regression coefficients (95% CIs) of blood and urinary Pb, Hg, and Cd in relation to THs in adolescents.

Metal	lnTT4	lnFT4	lnTT3	lnFT3	lnTSH	lnTg
lnBPb	0.01 (–0.02, 0.04)	0.01 (–0.01, 0.04)	0.01 (–0.01, 0.04)	0.02 (–0.002, 0.04)	–0.05 (–0.18, 0.07)	0.05 (–0.13, 0.24)
lnTotal Hg	–0.02 (–0.04, –0.001)*	0.005 (–0.01, 0.02)	–0.02 (–0.03, 0.001)	–0.01 (–0.02, –0.003)*	0.02 (–0.04, 0.08)	–0.05 (–0.20, 0.10)
lnOrganic Hg	–0.01 (–0.03, 0.004)	0.01 (–0.01, 0.02)	–0.01 (–0.02, 0.01)	–0.01 (–0.02, –0.001)*	–0.01 (–0.06, 0.04)	–0.06 (–0.17, 0.04)
lnBlood Cd	–0.01 (–0.06, 0.03)	–0.01 (–0.05, 0.04)	–0.01 (–0.03, 0.02)	0.02 (0.0003, 0.03)*	–0.11 (–0.27, 0.04)	0.07 (–0.15, 0.28)
lnUrinary Cd	–0.0003 (–0.03, 0.03)	0.04 (0.002, 0.08)*	0.02 (–0.02, 0.06)	0.02 (–0.01, 0.04)	–0.03 (–0.24, 0.17)	0.08 (–0.13, 0.30)
Adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, creatinine-adjusted urinary iodine, BMI z–score, and serum cotinine level. *p < 0.05.