Table 3.
Estimated coefficients (95% confidence intervals) from separate unadjusted linear regression models of each semen parameter on the natural logarithm of each phthalate metabolite concentration (N=420). Significant associations (p<0.05) are bolded.
| Metabolite | Log(Conc) | 95% CI | Motility | 95% CI | Morphology | 95% CI | Log(TSC) | 95% CI | Log(TMSC) | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEHP | 0.02 | (−0.04, 0.08) | 0.48 | (−0.42, 1.38) | 0.18 | (−0.21, 0.57) | 0.00 | (−0.06, 0.06) | 0.01 | (−0.07, 0.09) |
| MEHHP | 0.01 | (−0.05, 0.07) | 0.67 | (−0.18, 1.52) | 0.18 | (−0.19, 0.55) | −0.01 | (−0.07, 0.05) | 0.01 | (−0.07, 0.09) |
| MEOHP | 0.02 | (−0.04, 0.08) | 0.77 | (−0.08, 1.62) | 0.18 | (−0.19, 0.55) | 0.00 | (−0.06, 0.06) | 0.02 | (−0.06, 0.10) |
| MECPP | 0.00 | (−0.06, 0.06) | 0.68 | (−0.24, 1.60) | 0.12 | (−0.29, 0.53) | −0.01 | (−0.09, 0.07) | 0.00 | (−0.08, 0.08) |
| Molar Sum DEHP | 0.01 | (−0.05, 0.07) | 0.72 | (−0.16, 1.60) | 0.17 | (−0.22, 0.56) | −0.01 | (−0.07, 0.05) | 0.01 | (−0.07, 0.09) |
| MBP | −0.01 | (−0.07, 0.05) | 0.35 | (−0.61, 1.31) | 0.13 | (−0.30, 0.56) | −0.04 | (−0.12, 0.04) | −0.03 | (−0.11, 0.05) |
| MiBP | 0.01 | (−0.05, 0.07) | 1.01 | (0.13, 1.89) | 0.17 | (−0.22, 0.56) | −0.02 | (−0.08, 0.04) | 0.00 | (−0.08, 0.08) |
| MCPP | −0.03 | (−0.11, 0.05) | −0.19 | (−1.25, 0.87) | 0.08 | (−0.39, 0.55) | −0.04 | (−0.12, 0.04) | −0.04 | (−0.14, 0.06) |
| MBzP | −0.04 | (−0.10, 0.02) | −0.50 | (−1.36, 0.36) | −0.07 | (−0.44, 0.30) | −0.07 | (−0.13, −0.01) | −0.07 | (−0.15, 0.01) |
| MEP | −0.03 | (−0.09, 0.03) | 0.31 | (−0.46, 1.08) | 0.17 | (−0.16, 0.50) | −0.05 | (−0.11, 0.01) | −0.03 | (−0.09, 0.03) |