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Published in final edited form as: Environ Int. 2019 Jul 18;131:104993. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.104993

Table A1. Comparison of results from the survey-weighted single chemical analyses and WQS regression of the matrix specific metal mixtures per renal outcome for the urine and blood mixtures (Umix and Bmix).

The parameter estimate (β) is reported in bold for significant single chemical or WQS mixture effects. The components with the highest weights are reported for mixtures with significant effects (ns: not significant).

Single chemical regression survey-weighted WQS regression
Outcome Matrix Metal βmetal (95%CI) p-value βWQS (95%CI) p-value Components with highest weight
SUA Urine Cd −0.0006 (−0.007, 0.006) 0.844 −0.0073 (−0.017, 0.002) 0.133 n/a
Pb −0.0054 (−0.012, 0.001) 0.115
Hg −0.0051 (−0.011,0.001) 0.103
As 0.0058 (−0.001,0.012) 0.085

Blood Cd −0.0019 (−0.006, 0.003) 0.409 0.0063 (0.000, 0.013) 0.051 Pb, Hg, Cd
Pb 0.0084 (0.005, 0.012) <.0001
Hg 0.0031 (−0.001,0.007) 0.112

BUN Urine Cd −0.0073 (−0.018, 0.003) 0.171 0.0159 (0.005, 0.027 ) 0.006 As, Pb
Pb 0.0040 (−0.005, 0.013) 0.389
Hg 0.0068 (−0.001,0.015) 0.095
As 0.0120 (0.000, 0.024) 0.059

Blood Cd 0.0021 (−0.004, 0.008) 0.491 0.004 (−0.003, 0.011) 0.265 n/a
Pb 0.0014 (−0.005, 0.008) 0.657
Hg 0.0059 (0.000, 0.012) 0.069

eGFR Urine Cd 0.0057 (0.000, 0.012) 0.068 0.0137 (0.007, 0.020) < 0001 Hg Cd As
Pb 0.0098 (0.004, 0.015) 0.001
Hg 0.0056 (0.001, 0.010) 0.015
As 0.0017 (−0.005, 0.008) 0.595

Blood Cd −0.0025 (−0.007, 0.002) 0.248 −0.0032 (−0.009, 0.002) 0.241 n/a
Pb −0.0046 (−0.009, 0.000) 0.049
Hg −0.0008 (−0.005, 0.004) 0.725

SBP Urine Cd 0.0001 (−0.002, 0.003) 0.914 −0.0007 (−0.005, 0.003) 0.713 n/a
Pb −0.0009 (−0.004, 0.002) 0.507
Hg 0.0001 (−0.002, 0.002) 0.925
As 0.0010 (−0.002, 0.004) 0.495

Blood Cd 0.0010 (−0.001,0.003) 0.216 0.001(−0.001,0.003) 0.338 n/a
Pb −0.0003 (−0.002, 0.001) 0.712
Hg 0.0002 (−0.002, 0.002) 0.883

Urine Albumin Urine Cd 0.0668 (0.026, 0.107) 0.002 0.0731 (0.024, 0.123) 0 004 Cd Ha Pb
Pb 0.0305 (0.003, 0.058) 0.030
Hg 0.0195 (−0.007, 0.053) 0.219
As 0.0149 (−0.022, 0.052) 0.427

Blood Cd −0.0004 (−0.026, 0.025) 0.974 0.0035 (−0.025, 0.031) 0.807 n/a
Pb −0.0072 (−0.028, 0.014) 0.502
Hg 0.0018 (−0.022, 0.026) 0.881