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. 2015 Sep 5;25(9):574–582. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20140205

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.