TABLE 2.
Demographic and reproductive characteristics in relation to dichotomised BPA levels
| Women | Men | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (<2.75 ng/mL) | High (≥2.75 ng/mL) | Low (<2.94 ng/mL) | High (≥2.94 ng/mL) | |||||
| Total (n = 81) | % | Total (n = 83) | % | Total (n = 80) | % | Total (n = 83) | % | |
| Age categorya,b | ||||||||
| <(F:27, M:28) | 42 | 51.9 | 47 | 56.6 | 40 | 50.0 | 50 | 60.2 |
| ≥(F:27, M:28) | 39 | 48.2 | 36 | 43.4 | 40 | 50.0 | 33 | 39.8 |
| Educationc | ||||||||
| High school-some college (college 1–3 y) | 28 | 34.6 | 21 | 25.6 | 36 | 45.0 | 33 | 40.2 |
| College (>4 y, graduate) | 53 | 65.4 | 61 | 74.4 | 44 | 55.0 | 49 | 59.8 |
| Pregnancy outcome in study | ||||||||
| Pregnant | 58 | 71.6 | 67 | 80.7 | 60 | 75.0 | 64 | 77.1 |
| Not pregnant | 23 | 28.4 | 16 | 19.3 | 20 | 25.0 | 19 | 22.9 |
| Prior pregnancy | ||||||||
| Yes | 38 | 46.9 | 33 | 39.8 | 36 | 45.0 | 35 | 42.2 |
| No | 43 | 53.1 | 50 | 60.2 | 44 | 55.0 | 48 | 57.8 |
Age category for women: n < 27, ≥27.
Age category for men: n < 28, ≥28.
Number of missing observation: 1 woman and 1 man.