Figure 1.

β-Coefficients and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) from regression models^a for associations of total polybrominated diphenyl ether (ΣPBDE)^b (ng/mL serum) with TSH^c and other thyroid function parameters^c

Abbreviations: TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; T4: thyroxine; T3: triiodothyronine.

^aAll models adjusted for serum lipids, sex, age, race/ethnicity, breastfeeding history, time of blood collection, BMI z-score, and insurance type. β-coefficients and 95% CIs reported in Supplemental Table 4.

^bSum of congeners with detection frequencies greater than 60% (PBDE-47, -99, -100, and -153). PBDE-100 and -153 were multiply imputed (n=10) based on a lognormal probability distribution whose parameters were determined by maximum likelihood estimation.

^cInterpretations of β-coefficients can be found in the footnotes of Supplemental Table 4.