Table 4.
Associations between prenatal maternal urinary (ln)BPA concentration and CBCL Scales in multivariable models in the total cohorta
| Beta(p) Boys + Girls (n=153) | Beta(p) Boys (n=77) | Beta(p) Girls (n=76) | P value for the BPA × Sex Interaction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syndrome scalesb | ||||
| Anxious/Depressed | −.01(.94) | .15(.28) | −.09(.39) | .13 |
| Withdrawn/Depressed | .04(.56) | .18(.12) | −.03(.72) | .11 |
| Somatic | .12(.10) | .15(.18) | .11(.21) | .75 |
| Social | −.02(.79) | .10(.38) | −.09(.34) | .16 |
| Thought | .06(.45) | .07(.55) | .05(.57) | .89 |
| Attention | −.02(.83) | −.07(.61) | .01(.95) | .63 |
| Rule-Break | −.04(.56) | .11(.31) | −.12(.14) | .06 |
| Aggressive | −.04(.71) | .23(.11) | −.18(.11) | .01 |
| Composite scalesb | ||||
| Internalizing | .12(.28) | .28(.08) | .03(.83) | .16 |
| Externalizing | −.04(.67) | .27(.08) | −.21(.07) | .006 |
| Total Problems | .06(.71) | .29(.19) | −.07(.68) | .15 |
| DSM scalesb | ||||
| Affective | .002(.98) | .02(.89) | −.01(.95) | .87 |
| Anxiety | −.03(.68) | .15(.21) | −.13(.16) | .04 |
| Somatic | .08(.25) | .11(.27) | .06(.44) | .66 |
| ADHD | −.03(.67) | −.05(.70) | −.03(.77) | .89 |
| Oppositional/Defiant | −.02(.77) | .20(.08) | −.14(.10) | .008 |
| Conduct Disorder | −.03(.66) | .22(.05) | −.17(.05) | .003 |
Covariates included in the model: age (months), creatinine, sex, mother's education (no college vs. college), and continuous family stress
a
Including children of mothers with urinary BPA above and below the LOD, where BPA levels below the LOD were coded as LOD/V2.
b
Square root transformed continuous raw scores.