Table 2.
Model 1a | Model 2b | Model 3c | |||||
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Total Urine Arsenic, μg/g |
Cases / Non cases |
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI |
Tertile 1 (0 – 33.77) | 25 / 437 | 1 Ref. | 1 Ref. | 1 Ref. | |||
Tertile 2 (33.77 – 123.90) | 41 / 432 | 1.85 | 1.04, 3.28 | 1.85 | 1.04, 3.30 | 2.03 | 1.63, 2.53 |
Tertile 3 (> 123.90) | 54 / 462 | 1.75 | 1.01, 3.03 | 1.76 | 1.01, 3.09 | 2.14 | 1.47, 3.11 |
p80th vs. p20th | 120 / 1331 | 1.30 | 0.94, 1.80 | 1.31 | 0.94, 1.81 | 1.76 | 1.54, 2.02 |
Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
p80th and p20th are 229.93 and 19.25 μg/g of creatinine, respectively.
Model 1: Adjusted for age (years), gender (male, female) and education (<secondary education, >= secondary education).
Model 2: Model 1 further adjusted for urine cotinine levels (<34, 34–500 and >500 ng/mL), smoking status (non-smoker, former and current), alcohol consumption (mg/day), fish consumption (g/month), and residence place (rural, urban).
Model 3: Model 2 further adjusted for log-transformed urine arsenobetaine levels (μg/g).