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. 2013 Nov 21;8(11):e80057. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080057

Table 3. Multivariate linear regression results on outcome variable BMI (kg/m2) with triclosan and bisphenol A (BPA) categorized by quartile.

Model 1 Model 2
Parameter Category Estimate p- value Estimate p- value
Intercept - 25.29 (23.71, 26.87) <0.001 25.92 (22.14, 25.69) <0.001
Triclosan/creatinine High 0.26 (−0.27, 0.80) 0.33 0.19 (−0.32, 0.71) 0.47
Medium 1.04 (0.41, 1.68) 0.002 0.95 (0.32, 1.57) <0.001
Low 1.53 (0.85, 2.21) <0.001 1.37 (0.74, 2.01) <0.001
Below detection 0 ref. 0 ref.
NHANES 2007–2008 0.76 (0.09, 1.44) 0.03 0.73 (0.10, 1.37) 0.03
2005–2006 0.61 (−0.17, 1.39) 0.12 0.60 (−0.15, 1.34) 0.12
2003–2004 0 ref. 0 ref.
Cotinine High −0.37 (−1.26, 0.51) 0.40 −0.44 (−1.28, 0.41) 0.32
Low 1.18 (0.46, 1.91) 0.002 1.18 (0.46, 1.91) 0.003
Below detection 0 ref. 0 ref.
BPA/creatinine High - - 1.42 (0.59, 2.25) 0.002
Medium - - 1.45 (0.71, 2.20) <0.001
Low - - 1.79 (0.99, 2.58) <0.001
Below detection - - 0 ref.
Age (years) - 0.02 (0.009, 0.04) 0.002 0.02 (0.01, 0.04) <0.001

Model 1, without BPA; Model 2,with BPA. Models (1/2) also included sex (p = 0.68/0.62), race (p<0.001/<0.001), socioeconomic status (SES) as measured by poverty index ratio (PIR) (p = 0.16/0.14), sex-race interaction (p<0.001/<0.001), and sex-SES interaction (p = 0.006/0.007).