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. 2014 Jan 3;122(3):299–303. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1307234

Table 3.

OR (95% CI)a from multinomial logistic regression models of association between urinary quartileb PAHs and obesity and overweight versus normal/underweight.

Exposure 6–19 years 6–11 years 12–19 years
Obese vs. normal Overweight vs. normal Obese vs. normal Overweight vs. normal Obese vs. normal Overweight vs. normal
∑molPAHs Q1 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
∑molPAHs Q2 2.08 (1.21, 3.56) 1.12 (0.75, 1.67) 1.99 (0.83, 4.75) 1.45 (0.73, 2.89) 2.37 (1.18, 4.77) 0.95 (0.58, 1.56)
∑molPAHs Q3 1.74 (1.00, 3.05) 0.96 (0.61, 1.52) 1.78 (0.81, 3.90) 1.30 (0.60, 2.81) 1.76 (0.71, 4.35) 0.70 (0.37, 1.33)
∑molPAHs Q4 2.56 (1.40, 4.69) 0.87 (0.53, 1.41) 4.42 (1.57, 12.42) 1.12 (0.43, 2.92) 2.16 (0.94, 4.98) 0.67 (0.33, 1.35)
∑NAPHT Q1 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
∑NAPHT Q2 1.99 (1.12, 3.53) 1.47 (0.94, 2.31) 1.52 (0.61, 3.79) 1.96 (0.96, 4.00) 2.58 (1.24, 5.40) 1.24 (0.72, 2.14)
∑NAPHT Q3 1.70 (1.02, 2.81) 1.00 (0.66, 1.50) 1.77 (0.77, 4.06) 1.27 (0.55, 2.90) 1.83 (0.79, 4.23) 0.80 (0.48, 1.35)
∑NAPHT Q4 2.53 (1.40, 4.56) 0.89 (0.59, 1.39) 3.24 (1.27, 8.28) 0.78 (0.28, 2.12) 2.54 (1.14, 5.68) 0.88 (0.47, 1.67)
aAdjusted for age, race/ethnicity, gender, urinary creatinine, poverty income ratio (PIR), serum cotinine, serum c-reactive protein, calorie intake, and television, videogame and computer usage. bQuartiles (Q) ∑molPAHs (nmol/L): Q1: ≤ 19.90; Q2: 19.91–34.89; Q3: 34.90–64.48; Q4: > 64.48. Quartiles ∑NAPHT (ng/L): Q1: ≤ 2404.34; Q2: 2404.35–4259.03; Q3: 4259.04–8256.64; Q4: > 8256.64.