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

Table 4.

Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for preconception organophosphate and pyrethroid exposure (n=496).

Exposure (μg/g creatinine) OR (95% CI)
All women (n=496) Nulliparous women (n=455)
Pregnancy Infertility Unadjusted Adjustedc Pregnancy Infertility Unadjusted Adjustedc
OPs                
 DMP                
  Continuousa     1.04 (0.75, 1.44) 1.03 (0.74, 1.44)     1.02 (0.72, 1.43) 0.98 (0.69, 1.38)
  Q1 (2.99)b 96 29 Reference Reference 89 27 Reference Reference
  Q2 (2.99–6.74)b 84 39 0.92 (0.51, 1.64) 0.94 (0.51, 1.72) 72 36 0.90 (0.50, 1.64) 0.97 (0.52, 1.81)
  Q3 (6.74–16.17)b 91 32 1.41 (0.81, 2.46) 1.60 (0.90, 2.84) 84 28 1.48 (0.83, 2.64) 1.74 (0.96, 3.17)
  Q4 (>16.17) b 94 31 1.07 (0.60, 1.89) 1.13 (0.63, 2.05) 89 30 0.99 (0.55, 1.79) 1.07 (0.58, 1.98)
  p for trend     0.710 0.483     0.706 0.415
 DMTP                
  Continuousa     0.81 (0.54, 1.23) 0.83 (0.54, 1.26)     0.77 (0.50, 1.19) 0.79 (0.51, 1.24)
  Q1 (1.31)b 89 34 Reference Reference 77 32 Reference Reference
  Q2 (1.31–2.85)b 86 38 1.28 (0.73, 2.28) 1.30 (0.72, 2.35) 82 35 1.40 (0.76, 2.56) 1.42 (0.76, 2.66)
  Q3 (2.85–5.92)b 95 29 1.29 (0.74, 2.26) 1.32 (0.74, 2.34) 91 29 1.43 (0.79, 2.60) 1.49 (0.81, 2.77)
  Q4 (>5.92)b 95 30 0.95 (0.53, 1.70) 0.91 (0.49, 1.66) 84 25 1.07 (0.58, 1.97) 1.07 (0.57, 2.03)
  p for trend     0.347 0.332     0.217 0.198
 DEP                
  Continuousa     1.00 (0.56, 1.77) 0.94 (0.52, 1.68)     0.98 (0.53, 1.78) 0.91 (0.49, 1.68)
  Q1 (5.86)b 90 33 Reference Reference 84 32 Reference Reference
  Q2 (5.86–10.12)b 92 33 1.01 (0.58, 1.78) 1.10 (0.61, 1.97) 85 30 1.09 (0.61, 1.95) 1.21 (0.66, 2.22)
  Q3 (10.12–16.15)b 91 32 0.98 (0.56, 1.72) 1.00 (0.56, 1.77) 79 29 1.01 (0.56, 1.82) 1.04 (0.57, 1.91)
  Q4 (>16.15) b 92 33 1.01 (0.58, 1.79) 1.02 (0.57, 1.82) 86 30 1.05 (0.58, 1.91) 1.07 (0.58, 1.98)
  p for trend     0.996 0.778     0.815 0.590
 DETP                
  Continuousa     0.74 (0.41, 1.32) 0.68 (0.37, 1.26)     0.72 (0.39, 1.32) 0.66 (0.35, 1.26)
  Q1 (2.14)b 91 33 Reference Reference 84 32 Reference Reference
  Q2 (2.14–3.49)b 90 33 1.32 (0.73, 2.39) 1.44 (0.77, 2.66) 81 30 1.38 (0.75, 2.55) 1.52 (0.80, 2.88)
  Q3 (3.49–6.28)b 91 32 1.53 (0.85, 2.77) 1.56 (0.84, 2.87) 83 29 1.37 (0.73, 2.56) 1.40 (0.73, 2.68)
  Q4 (>6.28)b 93 33 2.07 (1.17, 3.68)* 2.17 (1.19, 3.93)* 86 30 2.11 (1.16, 3.85)* 2.30 (1.23, 4.30)*
  p for trend     0.231 0.146     0.274 0.180
 Total DAP                
  Continuousa     1.00 (0.55, 1.79) 0.91 (0.50, 1.66)     0.96 (0.52, 1.78) 0.85 (0.45, 1.61)
  Q1 (113.42)b 94 29 Reference Reference 90 28 Reference Reference
  Q2 (113.42–200.42)b 83 40 0.82 (0.46, 1.45) 0.88 (0.49, 1.59) 71 39 0.79 (0.44, 1.42) 0.90 (0.49, 1.66)
  Q3 (200.42–332.46)b 96 28 1.31 (0.76, 2.25) 1.64 (0.93, 2.91) 89 21 1.40 (0.80, 2.45) 1.89 (1.04, 3.43)*
  Q4 (>332.46)b 92 34 0.77 (0.43, 1.38) 0.86 (0.48, 1.56) 84 33 0.60 (0.32, 1.12) 0.68 (0.36, 1.30)
  p for trend     0.957 0.628     0.988 0.526
PYR                
 3PBA                
  Continuousa     0.78 (0.46, 1.32) 0.81 (0.47, 1.39)     0.81 (0.47, 1.40) 0.84 (0.48, 1.46)
  Q1 (0.44)b 92 34 Reference Reference 86 28 Reference Reference
  Q2 (0.44–0.73)b 92 32 1.29 (0.73, 2.30) 1.22 (0.68, 2.21) 80 30 1.22 (0.66, 2.23) 1.17 (0.63, 2.19)
  Q3 (0.73–1.38)b 86 37 1.27 (0.71, 2.27) 1.26 (0.69, 2.29) 76 37 1.40 (0.77, 2.56) 1.39 (0.75, 2.60)
  Q4 (>1.38)b 95 28 1.56 (0.88, 2.76) 1.55 (0.86, 2.79) 92 26 1.94 (1.08, 3.50)* 2.03 (1.10, 3.74)*
  p for trend     0.306 0.403     0.287 0.349

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

*

p<0.05.

a

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

b

The cut point of OP and PYR metabolites was determined in a sample size of 496 in the analysis for infertility.

c

Adjusted for age, prepregnancy 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 logistic regression models.