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Published in final edited form as: Environ Int. 2013 Oct 24;62:10.1016/j.envint.2013.09.014. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.09.014

Table 4.

Geometric means of specific gravity adjusted urinary phthalate concentrations according to time of urine collection, demographic, and maternal factors.

n (%)a MEHP MEHHP MEOHP MECPP MiBP MnBP MBzP MEP MCPP MCNP MCOP %MEHP MECPP/MEHHP
Overall 369 (100) 3.5 11.3 9.5 20.6 11.7 20.5 4.1 110.3 2.3 2.5 17.7 8.1 1.7

Time of day
0600–0859 51 (10.1) 3.8 13.7 12.0 26.9 14.0 22.1 4.5 95.0 2.9 2.8 22.0 7.0 1.9
0900–1159 151 (21.4) 3.2 10.3 8.6 19.1 9.4 18.6 3.9 97.3 2.2 2.3 16.2 8.1 1.8
1200–1459 127 (48.3) 3.8 11.9 9.7 21.4 13.4 23.1 4.2 114.6 2.4 2.5 17.3 8.4 1.7
1500–2000 41 (20.2) 4.2 13.1 10.7 21.6 14.3 20.3 4.7 187.1 2.7 2.6 19.8 8.8 1.6
p-valueb 0.38 0.19 0.14 0.05 0.02 0.58 0.74 0.20 0.41 0.68 0.38 0.19 0.13

Maternal Age at Initial Visit (years)
<25 124 (33.6) 3.6 12.2 10.5 21.6 11.9 27.3 5.3 105.3 2.2 2.2 14.0 7.9 1.7
25-30 112 (30.4) 3.0 9.9 8.3 19.1 11.8 17.9 3.5 94.9 1.9 2.3 16.2 7.8 1.8
>30 133 (36.0) 4.0 11.7 9.7 21.0 11.4 17.7 3.7 130.8 3.0 2.9 23.7 8.6 1.7
p-valueb 0.33 0.28 0.20 0.51 0.87 0.01 0.05 0.61 0.003 0.02 0.006 0.74 0.29

Maternal Education (years)
<12 35 (9.5) 2.9 10.9 9.7 23.0 9.8 24.4 3.6 49.5 2.2 1.9 13.4 6.5 2.0
12 23 (6.2) 4.5 13.5 11.7 23.4 20.4 35.0 5.7 166.2 2.8 2.0 14.7 8.9 1.7
>12 311 (84.3) 3.6 11.2 9.3 20.2 11.4 19.4 4.1 117.1 2.3 2.6 18.5 8.2 1.7
p-valueb 0.51 0.71 0.61 0.47 0.05 0.08 0.57 0.11 0.65 0.08 0.38 0.24 0.09

Marital Status
Married/Civil Union 300 (81.3) 3.6 11.1 9.3 20.4 11.4 19.4 4.0 55.6 2.3 2.5 17.8 8.4 1.8
Unmarried 69 (18.7) 3.4 12.7 10.5 22.4 13.2 28.0 4.6 101.5 2.6 2.3 16.4 7.2 1.7
p-valueb 0.57 0.34 0.45 0.42 0.40 0.04 0.57 0.62 0.36 0.46 0.73 0.09 0.49

Income (USD per year)c
< $20,000 149 (45.7) 3.7 10.7 9.3 19.9 11.2 20.8 4.1 96.9 2.0 2.3 15.0 8.9 1.8
≥ $20,000 to < $40,000 95 (29.1) 2.9 10.7 8.8 20.0 12.1 21.1 4.1 117.2 2.4 2.8 20.0 7.3 1.8
≥ $40,000 82 (25.2) 3.8 11.8 9.5 20.4 10.2 15.9 4.0 157.0 2.8 2.6 21.8 8.2 1.6
p-valueb 0.22 0.74 0.85 0.97 0.52 0.23 0.76 0.37 0.06 0.25 0.08 0.03 0.37

Parity
0 155 (42.0) 3.4 10.7 9.3 19.5 10.7 18.6 3.7 118.6 2.1 2.3 19.0 8.1 1.7
1 140 (38.0) 4.1 12.2 10.1 22.1 12.3 22.2 5.2 105.2 2.5 2.6 16.7 8.6 1.7
>1 74 (20.0) 3.1 10.9 8.9 20.3 12.8 22.0 3.3 103.8 2.6 2.5 16.8 7.4 1.8
p-valueb 0.18 0.47 0.57 0.40 0.41 0.29 0.02 0.92 0.25 0.47 0.56 0.25 0.83

Prepregnancy BMI (kg m−2)
≤ 25 206 (55.8) 3.6 11.4 9.5 20.7 11.5 18.9 4.0 111.2 2.1 2.4 16.1 8.3 1.7
>25 to ≤ 30 110 (29.8) 3.3 10.3 8.7 19.7 10.5 21.0 3.9 110.8 2.7 2.5 18.8 7.9 1.8
> 30 47 (12.7) 4.0 13.2 11.7 22.4 15.3 27.9 5.2 125.0 2.9 2.6 23.8 7.9 1.6
p-valueb 0.48 0.28 0.21 0.62 0.10 0.16 0.39 0.85 0.06 0.84 0.17 0.73 0.16

Occupation
Unemployed 141 (38.2) 3.8 12.4 10.5 22.4 13.0 23.0 4.2 86.6 2.4 2.1 14.8 8.1 1.7
Employed 228 (61.8) 3.4 10.6 8.9 19.6 10.9 19.2 4.0 128.1 2.3 2.8 19.8 8.1 1.8
p-valueb 0.37 0.16 0.12 0.12 0.11 0.10 0.56 0.15 0.90 0.003 0.02 0.87 0.78
a

n represents number of samples, not participants.

b

Test for fixed effects using log-transformed data in mixed models with random subject effects

c

n=326 for income

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