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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 17.
Published in final edited form as: J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2018 Jul 17;28(5):448–460. doi: 10.1038/s41370-018-0050-0

Table 5. Sensitivity, specificity, and percent correct classified (as high vs. low average exposure across pregnancy1) using biomarker concentrations in a single pregnancy urine.

16-18 wks 20-22 wks 23-26 wks 27-30 wks 32-33 wks 35-36 wks

Unadjusted Adjusted2 Unadjusted Adjusted2 Unadjusted Adjusted2 Unadjusted Adjusted2 Unadjusted Adjusted2 Unadjusted Adjusted2

Bisphenol A (μg/L) % Crct 74% 58%-74% 74% 63%-74% 74% 58%-79% 74% 79%-89% 84% 89%-100% 74% 58%-74%
Sens/Spec 0.57/0.83 0.33-0.57/0.69-0.83 0.57/0.83 0.43-0.57/0.75-0.83 0.57/0.83 0.33-0.67/0.69-0.85 0.57/0.83 0.67-0.83/0.85-0.92 0.71/0.92 0.83-1.0/0.92-1.0 0.57/0.83 0.33-0.57/0.69-0.83

2 4-Dichlorophenol (μg/L) % Crct 84% 84%-89% 84% 63%-79% 84% 79%-100% 84% 89%-95% 63% 68%-84% 74% 63%-84%
Sens/Spec 0.71/0.92 0.71-0.83/0.92-0.92 0.71/0.92 0.43-0.67/0.75-0.85 0.71/0.92 0.67-1.0/0.85-1.0 0.71/0.92 0.83-0.86/0.92-1.0 0.43/0.75 0.50-0.71/0.77-0.92 0.57/0.83 0.43-0.71/0.75-0.92

2 5-Dichlorophenol (μg/L) % Crct 84% 68%-89% 84% 89%-100% 95% 79%-95% 84% 74%-89% 63% 58%-79% 74% 68%-79%
Sens/Spec 0.71/0.92 0.50-0.83/0.77-0.92 0.71/0.92 0.83-1.0/0.92-1.0 0.86/1.00 0.67-0.86/0.85-1.0 0.71/0.92 0.57-0.83/0.83-0.92 0.43/0.75 0.33-0.67/0.69-0.85 0.57/0.83 0.50-0.67/0.77-0.85

Butyl Paraben (μg/L) % Crct 74% 58%-74% 84% 63%-89% 74% 63%-89% 84% 68%-84% 84% 79%-100% 84% 79%-100%
Sens/Spec 0.57/0.83 0.33-0.57/0.69-0.83 0.71/0.92 0.43-0.83/0.75-0.92 0.57/0.83 0.43-0.83/0.75-0.92 0.71/0.92 0.50-0.71/0.77-0.92 0.71/0.92 0.67-1.0/0.85-1.0 0.71/0.92 0.67-1.0/0.85-1.0

Methyl Paraben (μg/L) % Crct 83% 61%-83% 79% 74%-89% 79% 68%-84% 79% 74%-89% 56% 44%-56% 89% 68%-84%
Sens/Spec 0.67/0.92 0.33-0.67/0.75-0.92 0.67/0.85 0.57-0.83/0.83-0.92 0.67/0.85 0.50-0.71/0.77-0.92 0.67/0.85 0.57-0.83/0.83-0.92 0.20/0.69 0.00-0.29/0.62-0.73 0.83/0.92 0.50-0.71/0.77-0.92

Propyl Paraben (μg/L) % Crct 84% 63%-79% 84% 79%-95% 74% 68%-89% 74% 74%-95% 74% 58%-79% 74% 68%-89%
Sens/Spec 0.71/0.92 0.43-0.67/0.75-0.85 0.71/0.92 0.67-0.86/0.85-1.0 0.57/0.83 0.50-0.83/0.77-0.92 0.57/0.83 0.57-0.86/0.83-1.0 0.57/0.83 0.33-0.67/0.69-0.85 0.57/0.83 0.50-0.83/0.77-0.92

Monoethyl phthalate (μg/L) % Crct 79% 68%-79% 79% 74%-79% 100% 89%-100% 89% 84%-95% 89% 74%-95% 89% 79%-95%
Sens/Spec 0.67/0.85 0.50-0.67/0.77-0.85 0.67/0.85 0.57-0.67/0.83-0.85 1.00/1.00 0.83-1.0/0.92-1.0 0.83/0.92 0.71-0.86/0.92-1.0 0.83/0.92 0.57-0.86/0.83-1.0 0.83/0.92 0.67-0.86/0.85-1.0

ΣDEHP metabolites (μmol/L) % Crct 79% 63%-79% 79% 68%-74% 89% 79%-89% 79% 58%-74% 79% 68%-74% 79% 63%-89%
Sens/Spec 0.67/0.85 0.43-0.67/0.75-0.85 0.67/0.85 0.50-0.57/0.77-0.83 0.83/0.92 0.67-0.83/0.85-0.92 0.67/0.85 0.33-0.57/0.69-0.83 0.67/0.85 0.50-0.57/0.77-0.83 0.67/0.85 0.43-0.83/0.75-0.92

Abbreviations: ΣDEHP metabolites: sum of metabolites of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; % Crct: percent correctly classified; Sens: sensitivity; Spec: Specificity

1

Estimated using the mean of the residuals for the 6 urines collected across pregnancy.

2

Adjusted analyses use imputed variables and results presented are the range of values across the 10 imputed datasets. Estimates are adjusted for gestational age, weight gain, time since awoke, time slept, time since last food/drink, and time since last void.