Table 5. Adjusted OR and 95% confidence intervals for obesity (body mass index > 30 kg/m2) according to urinary phthalate metabolites stratified by age and sex.
| Characteristics | Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 50 (n = 1,070) | ≥ 50 (n = 1,127) | < 50 (n = 1,258) | ≥ 50 (n = 1,297) | ||
| DEHP | |||||
| Q1 | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
| Q2 | 1.06 (0.80–1.42) | 1.08 (0.78–1.50) | 1.01 (0.69–1.48) | 1.64 (1.01–2.67) | |
| Q3 | 1.32 (0.94–1.85) | 0.89 (0.63–1.25) | 1.09 (0.74–1.61) | 1.91 (1.21–3.01) | |
| Q4 | 1.26 (0.82–1.91) | 0.87 (0.61–1.26) | 1.30 (0.87–1.94) | 2.04 (1.31–3.18) | |
| MEHHP | |||||
| Q1 | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
| Q2 | 1.01 (0.75–1.35) | 0.97 (0.69–1.35) | 1.19 (0.81–1.76) | 1.29 (0.82–2.03) | |
| Q3 | 1.37 (0.98–1.91) | 1.06 (0.76–1.50) | 1.08 (0.73–1.59) | 1.76 (1.15–2.71) | |
| Q4 | 1.47 (0.97–2.21) | 0.92 (0.64–1.32) | 1.47 (0.99–2.18) | 1.94 (1.28–2.94) | |
| MEOHP | |||||
| Q1 | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
| Q2 | 1.27 (0.84–1.50) | 1.01 (0.73–1.40) | 0.93 (0.63–1.38) | 1.96 (1.21–3.18) | |
| Q3 | 1.26 (0.90–1.77) | 0.82 (0.58–1.16) | 1.09 (0.75–1.59) | 1.68 (1.06–2.65) | |
| Q4 | 1.35 (0.87–2.10) | 0.80 (0.56–1.15) | 1.01 (0.67–1.50) | 1.88 (1.21–2.94) | |
| MECPP | |||||
| Q1 | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
| Q2 | 0.92 (0.69–1.22) | 1.22 (0.87–1.70) | 0.82 (0.56–1.20) | 1.37 (0.87–2.15) | |
| Q3 | 1.37 (0.98–1.92) | 0.96 (0.69–1.34) | 1.00 (0.68–1.47) | 1.18 (0.77–1.83) | |
| Q4 | 1.18 (0.76–1.83) | 0.82 (0.57–1.18) | 1.36 (0.92–1.99) | 1.43 (0.95–2.17) | |
| MBzP | |||||
| Q1 | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
| Q2 | 0.96 (0.71–1.31) | 0.90 (0.64–1.26) | 0.79 (0.55–1.13) | 1.20 (0.83–1.74) | |
| Q3 | 1.14 (0.81–1.59) | 1.17 (0.84–1.64) | 1.24 (0.86–1.79) | 1.45 (1.02–2.05) | |
| Q4 | 1.36 (0.96–1.92) | 0.94 (0.66–1.32) | 1.00 (0.69–1.47) | 1.27 (0.91–1.78) | |
| MnBP | |||||
| Q1 | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
| Q2 | 0.83 (0.62–1.11) | 1.21 (0.87–1.69) | 0.75 (0.51–1.09) | 1.14 (0.77–1.68) | |
| Q3 | 0.85 (0.61–1.20) | 0.78 (0.55–1.11) | 0.81 (0.56–1.18) | 1.01 (0.70–1.45) | |
| Q4 | 0.89 (0.60–1.32) | 0.93 (0.69–1.31) | 0.79 (0.54–1.17) | 1.05 (0.75–1.49) | |
ORs adjusted for education, marital status, household income, exercise, smoking, and alcohol consumption.
OR, odds ratio; DEHP: di-(2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl) phthalate; MEHHP: mono-(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate; MEOHP: mono-(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate; MECPP: mono-(2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl) phthalate; MBzP: mono-benzyl phthalate; MnBP: mono-n-butyl phthalate; Ref: reference.