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. 2014 Oct 22;13:84. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-13-84

Table 5.

Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A (quartiles) and odds low (≤10th percentile) and high (≥90th percentile) cord blood adipokines, overall and by sex

Low leptin a High leptin a
Contaminant Unadjusted OR Adjusted OR b Unadjusted OR Adjusted OR b
(95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI)
BPA
Total (n =1165)
  ≤0.34 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
  0.35- ≤ 0.81 1.2 (0.7-2.0) 1.3 (0.8-2.3) 0.9 (0.5-1.5) 0.9 (0.5-1.6)
  0.82- ≤ 1.7 1.1 (0.6-1.8) 1.3 (0.7-2.5) 1.2 (0.7-2.0) 1.1 (0.6-2.0)
  >1.7 0.9 (0.5-1.6) 1.3 (0.7-2.6) 1.1 (0.6-1.8) 0.9 (0.5-1.8)
Males (n =626)
  ≤0.34 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
  0.35- ≤ 0.81 0.9 (0.4-2.0) 1.0 (0.5-2.3) 1.1 (0.5-2.3) 1.0 (0.5-2.3)
  0.82- ≤ 1.7 1.0 (0.5-2.0) 1.1 (0.5-2.6) 1.2 (0.6-2.6) 1.2 (0.5-2.9)
  >1.7 0.8 (0.4-1.6) 1.0 (0.4-2.4) 1.2 (0.6-2.4) 1.0 (0.4-2.4)
Females (n =539)
  ≤0.34 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
  0.35- ≤ 0.81 1.6 (0.3-1.6) 1.8 (0.8-4.1) 0.7 (0.3-1.6) 0.7 (0.3-1.6)
  0.82- ≤ 1.7 1.2 (0.5-2.8) 1.6 (0.6-4.4) 1.1 (0.5-2.3) 1.0 (0.4-2.4)
  >1.7 1.1 (0.5-2.7) 1.8 (0.6-5.1) 1.0 (0.5-2.2) 0.8 (0.3-2.2)
Low adiponectin a High adiponectin a
Unadjusted OR Adjusted OR c Unadjusted OR Adjusted OR c
(95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI)
BPA
Total (n =1232)
  ≤0.34 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
  0.35- ≤ 0.81 0.8 (0.5-1.4) 0.9 (0.5-1.5) 0.7 (0.4-1.2) 0.8 (0.5-1.4)
  0.82- ≤ 1.7 0.7 (0.4-1.3) 0.8 (0.4-1.4) 0.7 (0.4-1.1) 1.0 (0.5-1.8)
  >1.7 0.8 (0.5-1.4) 0.9 (0.4-1.6) 0.6 (0.4-1.1) 1.0 (0.5-1.9)
Males (n =660)
  ≤0.34 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
  0.35- ≤ 0.81 0.9 (0.4-1.8) 0.9 (0.4-1.9) 0.6 (0.3-1.3) 0.8 (0.3-1.6)
  0.82- ≤ 1.7 0.7 (0.3-1.5) 0.7 (0.3-1.7) 0.3 (0.1-0.8) 0.5 (0.2-1.2)
  >1.7 0.8 (0.4-1.7) 0.8 (0.3-2.0) 0.8 (0.4-1.7) 0.9 (0.4-2.2)
Females (n =572)
  ≤0.34 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
  0.35- ≤ 0.81 0.8 (0.4-1.7) 0.9 (0.4-1.9) 0.8 (0.4-1.6) 0.9 (0.4-1.9)
  0.82- ≤ 1.7 0.8 (0.3-1.6) 0.8 (0.3-2.0) 1.1 (0.6-2.3) 1.7 (0.8-3.8)
  >1.7 0.8 (0.4-1.7) 0.9 (0.3-2.2) 0.7 (0.3-1.5) 1.1 (0.5-2.8)

aModerate adipokine levels (10-90th percentile) represent those without the outcome.

bAdjusted for: maternal age, pre-pregnancy BMI, specific gravity, parity.

cAdjusted for: maternal age, specific gravity, education.