Table 5.
Geometric means of urinary specific gravity adjusted phthalate concentrations according to reported water usage and storage conditions.
| na | MEHP | MEHHP | MEOHP | MECPP | MiBP | MnBP | MBzP | MEP | MCPP | MCNP | MCOP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 369 | 3.5 | 11.3 | 9.5 | 20.6 | 11.7 | 20.5 | 4.1 | 110.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 17.7 |
| Water Source for Drinkingb | ||||||||||||
| AAAd | 232 | 3.3 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 20.3 | 11.5 | 22.1 | 4.0 | 97.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 17.3 |
| Bottled Water | 123 | 4.0 | 12.4 | 10.3 | 21.0 | 12.0 | 18.1 | 4.5 | 144.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 18.5 |
| Private Well | 3 | 9.7 | 19.5 | 19.1 | 42.6 | 8.9 | 23.4 | 3.3 | 57.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 6.7 |
| Community Well | 1 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 16.7 | 12.4 | 23.3 | 4.2 | 518.5 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 12.6 |
| Surface Water | 6 | 2.4 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 18.8 | 9.3 | 12.7 | 2.2 | 41.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 11.8 |
| Collected Rainwater | 4 | 5.4 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 19.4 | 16.5 | 26.9 | 4.6 | 182.9 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 68.4 |
| p-valueb | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.33 | 0.75 | 0.80 | 0.16 | 0.63 | 0.14 | 0.40 | 0.14 | 0.63 | |
| Water Source for Cookingb | ||||||||||||
| AAAd | 337 | 3.5 | 11.0 | 9.4 | 20.4 | 11.7 | 20.4 | 4.0 | 103.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 17.5 |
| Bottled Water | 25 | 4.5 | 15.4 | 11.4 | 21.4 | 12.7 | 22.7 | 6.6 | 326.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 23.9 |
| Private Well | 3 | 9.7 | 19.5 | 19.1 | 42.6 | 8.9 | 23.4 | 3.3 | 57.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 6.7 |
| Community Well | 1 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 16.7 | 12.4 | 23.3 | 4.2 | 518.5 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 12.6 |
| Surface Water | 3 | 2.4 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 20.0 | 8.3 | 16.3 | 4.8 | 13.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 15.8 |
| p-valueb | 0.34 | 0.12 | 0.38 | 0.81 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.13 | 0.009 | 0.38 | 0.09 | 0.27 | |
| Store water in a Cistern (Cistern Material) | ||||||||||||
| Yes(Plastic) | 143 | 3.7 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 20.5 | 11.2 | 19.1 | 4.2 | 129.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 20.8 |
| Yes(Metal) | 17 | 2.9 | 14.6 | 12.4 | 24.9 | 14.5 | 32.1 | 3.9 | 73.8 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 12.0 |
| No | 209 | 3.5 | 11.2 | 9.4 | 20.4 | 11.8 | 20.9 | 4.0 | 102.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 16.4 |
| p-valuec | 0.66 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.30 | 0.95 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.08 | 0.10 | |
a
n represents number of samples, not participants
b
Test for fixed effects between AAA and bottle water (due to low number of response for other water usage sources) using log-transformed data in mixed models with random subject effects
c
Test for fixed effects between plastic and metal storage material using log-transformed data in mixed models with random subject effects
d
Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados de PR (AAA)