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. 2018 Jul 9;126(7):077001. doi: 10.1289/EHP2987

Table 3.

Fecundability odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for preconception organophosphate and pyrethroid exposure (n=615).

Exposure (μg/g creatinine) FOR (95% CI)
All women (n=615) Nulliparous women (n=569)
Unadjusted Adjustedb Unadjusted Adjustedb
OPs        
 DMP        
  Continuousa 0.97 (0.82, 1.15) 0.97 (0.82, 1.15) 0.97 (0.82, 1.15) 0.99 (0.83, 1.17)
  Q1 (2.99) Reference Reference Reference Reference
  Q2 (2.99–6.99) 1.04 (0.78, 1.38) 1.03 (0.77, 1.37) 1.04 (0.78, 1.40) 1.02 (0.76, 1.38)
  Q3 (6.99–16.14) 0.98 (0.73, 1.30) 0.93 (0.69, 1.24) 0.97 (0.72, 1.30) 0.91 (0.68, 1.24)
  Q4 (>16.14) 0.88 (0.66, 1.18) 0.85 (0.63, 1.15) 0.90 (0.66, 1.29) 0.86 (0.64, 1.17)
  p for trend 0.955 0.883 0.958 0.836
 DMTP        
  Continuousa 1.09 (0.89, 1.33) 1.06 (0.86, 1.29) 1.08 (0.88, 1.33) 1.07 (0.97, 1.32)
  Q1 (1.25) Reference Reference Reference Reference
  Q2 (1.25–2.79) 0.87 (0.65, 1.17) 0.91 (0.67, 1.23) 0.88 (0.65, 1.20) 0.90 (0.66, 1.23)
  Q3 (2.79–5.97) 0.97 (0.73, 1.30) 0.97 (0.73, 1.30) 0.98 (0.72, 1.32) 0.97 (0.71, 1.31)
  Q4 (>5.97) 1.12 (0.85, 1.49) 1.15 (0.86, 1.53) 1.17 (0.87, 1.32) 1.19 (0.89, 1.60)
  p for trend 0.589 0.734 0.670 0.717
 DEP        
  Continuousa 0.90 (0.68, 1.19) 0.90 (0.67, 1.20) 0.89 (0.67, 1.20) 0.91 (0.67, 1.23)
  Q1 (5.86) Reference Reference Reference Reference
  Q2 (5.86–10.25) 1.04 (0.78, 1.40) 1.05 (0.78, 1.41) 1.06 (0.78, 1.43) 1.02 (0.75, 1.38)
  Q3 (10.25–16.63) 1.11 (0.83, 1.47) 1.12 (0.84, 1.50) 1.08 (0.80, 1.46) 1.08 (0.80, 1.47)
  Q4 (>16.63) 1.05 (0.78, 1.40) 1.08 (0.81, 1.45) 1.03 (0.76, 1.39) 1.04 (0.77, 1.41)
  p for trend 0.635 0.601 0.997 0.778
 DETP        
  Continuousa 1.07 (0.81, 1.41) 1.09 (0.82, 1.45) 1.07 (0.80, 1.43) 1.10 (0.82, 1.48)
  Q1 (2.16) Reference Reference Reference Reference
  Q2 (2.16–3.47) 0.88 (0.66, 1.16) 0.85 (0.64, 1.13) 0.88 (0.66, 1.17) 0.83 (0.61, 1.11)
  Q3 (3.47–6.43) 0.82 (0.62, 1.10) 0.84 (0.63, 1.12) 0.77 (0.57, 1.04) 0.78 (0.58, 1.06)
  Q4 (>6.43) 0.71 (0.53, 0.95)* 0.68 (0.51, 0.92)* 0.71 (0.52, 0.96)* 0.67 (0.50, 0.91)*
  p for trend 0.235 0.153 0.231 0.143
 Total DAP        
  Continuousa 0.93 (0.69, 1.27) 0.94 (0.70, 1.26) 0.92 (0.68, 1.25) 0.95 (0.70, 1.28)
  Q1 (108.5) Reference Reference Reference Reference
  Q2 (108.5–198.43) 1.06 (0.79, 1.42) 1.07 (0.80, 1.43) 1.06 (0.78, 1.43) 1.04 (0.77, 1.41)
  Q3 (198.43–335.51) 0.96 (0.72, 1.29) 0.79 (0.58, 1.08) 0.94 (0.70, 1.28) 0.87 (0.64, 1.19)
  Q4 (>335.51) 1.08 (0.81, 1.44) 0.90 (0.67, 1.21) 1.07 (0.79, 1.44) 1.03 (0.76, 1.39)
  p for trend 0.874 0.988 0.914 0.873
PYR        
 3PBA        
  Continuousa 1.14 (0.88, 1.48) 1.19 (0.91, 1.54) 1.19 (0.91, 1.56) 1.23 (0.93, 1.61)
  Q1 (0.44) Reference Reference Reference Reference
  Q2 (0.44–0.73) 0.86 (0.65, 1.14) 0.83 (0.62, 1.11) 0.82 (0.61, 1.11) 0.80 (0.60, 1.08)
  Q3 (0.73–1.31) 0.88 (0.66, 1.17) 0.85 (0.63, 1.13) 0.84 (0.63, 1.12) 0.83 (0.62, 1.11)
  Q4 (>1.31) 0.75 (0.56, 1.00) 0.77 (0.57, 1.03) 0.74 (0.54, 0.99)* 0.72 (0.53, 0.98)*
  p for trend 0.216 0.160 0.121 0.089

Note: 3PBA, 3-phenoxybenzoic acid; CI, confidence interval; DAP, dialkyl phosphate; DEP, diethylphosphate; DETP, diethylthiophosphate; DMP, dimethylphosphate; DMTP, dimethylthiophosphate; FOR, fecundability odds ratio; OP, organophosphate; PYR, pyrethroid; Q1–4, quartiles 1–4.

*

p<0.05.

a

Urine concentrations of pesticide metabolites were adjusted for creatinine then log10-transformed.

b

Adjusted for age, prepregnancy body mass index (BMI), age at menarche, current smoking, education, annual household income, “Have you found that you could not cope with all the things that you had to do?”, and “How often have you been able to control irritations in your life?” in Cox models.