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. 2013 Jun 12;8(6):e65399. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065399

Table 2. Urine Bisphenol-A (BPA) Level in Relation to Overweight among School-age Children.

Age BPA level Weight >90th Crude OR Adjusted OR*
µg/L No Yes (95% CI) (95% CI)
Among Girls
All <2 310 (82.45%) 66 (17.55%) Reference Reference
≥2 220 (78.85%) 59 (21.15%) 1.26 1.29
(0.85–1.86) (0.83–2.01)
9–12 <2 114 (78.62%) 31 (21.38%) Reference Reference
≥2 62 (63.92%) 35 (36.08%) 2.08 2.32
(1.17–3.68) (1.15–4.65)
>12 <2 196 (84.85%) 35 (15.15%) Reference Reference
≥2 158 (86.81%) 24 (13.19%) 0.85 0.90
(0.49–1.49) (0.48–1.72)
Among Boys
All <2 281 (75.54%) 91 (24.46%) Reference Reference
≥2 229 (76.59%) 70 (23.41%) 0.94 0.82
(0.66–1.35) (0.55–1.23)
9–12 <2 84 (71.19%) 34 (28.81%) Reference Reference
≥2 83 (72.81%) 31 (27.19%) 0.92 0.71
(0.52–1.64) (0.34–1.45)
>12 <2 197 (77.56%) 57 (22.44%) Reference Reference
≥2 146 (78.92%) 39 (21.08%) 0.92 0.87
(0.58–1.46) (0.52–1.45)
*

Odds ratio adjusted for those factors listed in Table 1 (age, gender, school, residence, paternal and maternal education and overweight, playing video games, unbalanced diet, eating junk food, vegetables or fruit, depression scores and sports/activities).

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