Table 2.
Bisphenol-A by indices of glucose homeostasis in the study sample according to sex (n=1586)
N (%a) or (Mean ± SEM) a | Bisphenol-A (ng/mL) | P* | |
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Overall | Median (IQR) | ||
| |||
Fasting glucose (mg/dL): | (104.3 ± 0.9) | 0.55 | |
≥100 | 774 (45.7) | 1.9 (1.0, 3.6) | |
< 100 | 812 (54.3) | 2.0 (1.0, 3.8) | |
Fasting insulin (μU/ml): | (11.4 ± 0.3) | ||
HOMA-β: | (35.9 ± 0.9) | ||
HOMA-IR: | (3.1 ± 0.1) | 0.076 | |
≥2.5 | 738 (41.7) | 2.1 (1.1, 3.8) | |
< 2.5 | 848 (58.3) | 1.8 (0.9, 3.7) | |
QUICKI: | (5.1 ± 0.006) | ||
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Males | Median (IQR) | ||
| |||
Fasting glucose (mg/dL): | (106.3 ± 1.1) | 0.62 | |
≥100 | 445 (37.9) | 2.0 (1.1, 3.5) | |
< 100 | 352 (62.1) | 2.1 (1.1, 4.0) | |
Fasting insulin (μU/ml): | (11.9 ± 0.4) | ||
HOMA-β: | (36.8 ± 1.4) | ||
HOMA-IR: | (3.3 ± 0.1) | 0.15 | |
≥2.5 | 378 (38.1) | 2.1 (1.2, 3.6) | |
< 2.5 | 419 (61.9) | 2.0 (1.1, 3.9) | |
QUICKI: | (5.1 ± 0.009) | ||
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Females | Median (IQR) | ||
| |||
Fasting glucose (mg/dL): | (102.5 ± 1.4) | 0.48 | |
≥100 | 329 (37.9) | 1.7 (0.9, 3.8) | |
< 100 | 460 (62.1) | 2.0 (0.9, 3.7) | |
Fasting insulin (μU/ml): | (11.0 ± 0.5) | ||
HOMA-β: | (35.0 ± 1.3) | ||
HOMA-IR: | (3.0 ± 0.2) | 0.25 | |
≥2.5 | 360 (38.1) | 2.1 (1.0, 4.2) | |
< 2.5 | 429 (61.9) | 1.7 (0.8, 3.4) | |
QUICKI: | (5.1 ± 0.007) |
Weighted analyses;
P value for ANOVA test involving log-transformed bisphenol-A level with comparisons made across all categories of the covariates; IQR=Interquartile range; HOMA= Homeostasis Model Assessment; QUICKI= Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index.