Table 5.
Frequency of personal care product use among children by sex and race/ethnicity
| Product | All children (n=406) | Male (n=223) | Female (n=183) | p value for Chi square test | Black, non-Hispanic (n=180) | White, non-Hispanic (n=77) | Hispanic (n=122) | p value for Chi square test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toothpaste | 395 (97) | 218 (98) | 177 (97) | 0.74 | 180 (100) | 76 (99) | 112 (92) | <0.01 |
| Mouth wash | 49 (12) | 24 (11) | 25 (14) | 0.46 | 21 (12) | 4 (5) | 22 (18) | 0.03 |
| Liquid soap | 334 (82) | 186 (83) | 148 (81) | 0.59 | 145 (81) | 75 (97) | 88 (72) | <0.01 |
| Bar soap | 117 (29) | 101 (45) | 76 (42) | 0.51 | 111 (62) | 22 (29) | 38 (31) | <0.01 |
| Hand sanitizer | 216 (53) | 115 (52) | 101 (55) | 0.53 | 110 (61) | 31 (40) | 63 (52) | <0.01 |
| Nail polish | 30 (7) | 2 (1) | 28 (15) | <0.01 | 23 (13) | 2 (3) | 4 (3) | <0.01 |
| Cologne | 33 (8) | 16 (7) | 17 (9) | 0.55 | 10 (6) | 2 (3) | 21 (17) | <0.01 |
| Shampoo or wash-out conditioner | 294 (72) | 155 (70) | 139 (76) | 0.18 | 86 (48) | 73 (95) | 111 (91) | <0.01 |
| Leave-in conditioner | 51 (13) | 11 (5) | 40 (22) | <0.01 | 19 (11) | 11 (14) | 18 (15) | 0.50 |
| Hair spray | 35 (9) | 16 (7) | 19 (10) | 0.33 | 9 (5) | 7 (9) | 18 (15) | 0.01 |
| Hair oil | 89 (22) | 36 (16) | 53 (29) | <0.01 | 66 (37) | 0 (0) | 20 (16) | <0.01 |
| Hair lotion | 63 (16) | 16 (7) | 47 (26) | <0.01 | 50 (28) | 0 (0) | 12 (10) | <0.01 |
| Hand or body lotion | 318 (78) | 169 (76) | 149 (81) | 0.21 | 167 (93) | 36 (47) | 98 (80) | <0.01 |
| Suntan or sunblock lotion | 116 (29) | 63 (28) | 53 (29) | 0.96 | 14 (8) | 40 (52) | 46 (38) | <0.01 |
Number (%) of children reporting use at least once per week is presented for each product.
Note: Results are shown for the 406 children for whom personal care product questionnaires were completed within 100 days of the date of urine sample collection for triclosan and parabens measurement. Results for 24 subjects of other race/ethnicity were excluded from analyses.