Table 3. Association of breast development with interaction between body fata and phthalate concentrationsb in girls.
Exposures | OR | 95% CI | Pc |
MEHP | |||
low PC, Low BF | Reference | ||
low PC, High BF | 2.76 | 1.16, 6.60 | 0.022 |
high PC, Low BF | 1.31 | 0.71, 2.41 | 0.391 |
high PC, High BF | 3.52 | 0.45, 27.48 | 0.231 |
MEHHP | |||
low PC, Low BF | Reference | ||
low PC, High BF | 2.30 | 0.97, 5.45 | 0.058 |
high PC, Low BF | 1.16 | 0.63, 2.14 | 0.624 |
high PC, High BF | 6.99 | 1.03, 47.29 | 0.046 |
MEOHP | |||
low PC, Low BF | Reference | ||
low PC, High BF | 2.51 | 1.06, 5.99 | 0.037 |
high PC, Low BF | 1.42 | 0.78, 2.61 | 0.254 |
high PC, High BF | 7.71 | 1.13, 52.52 | 0.037 |
ΣMEHP | |||
low PC, Low BF | Reference | ||
low PC, High BF | 2.57 | 1.08, 6.10 | 0.033 |
high PC, Low BF | 1.50 | 0.81, 2.75 | 0.195 |
high PC, High BF | 7.83 | 1.15, 53.32 | 0.035 |
BF, body fat; CI, confidence interval; MEHHP, mono-(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate; MEHP, mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; MEOHP, mono-(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate; OR, odds ratio; PC, phthalate concentration; ΣMEHP, sum of MEHP, MEHHP, and MEOHP concentrations.
aDivided into low and high groups by body fat composition ≤25% and >25% for girls.
bDivided into low exposure and high exposure groups by ≤median and >median of specific phthalate concentrations of all children.
cAdjusted for chronological age and parental education.