Table 3.
Association between high- and low-pesticide residue fruit and vegetable intake and fecundability.
| Attempt time at study entry | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <3 cycles (n=3,626) | 3–6 cycles (n=1,608) | |||||||
| Intake (cup equivalents/day) | No. of Cycles | No. of Preg | Unadjusteda FR (95% CI) | Adjustedb FR (95% CI) | No. of Preg | Adjustedb FR (95% CI) | No. of Preg | Adjustedb FR (95% CI) |
| Total fruit and vegetables | ||||||||
| <0.5 | 4114 | 558 | Reference | Reference | 417 | Reference | 141 | Reference |
| 0.5–0.9 | 8387 | 1281 | 1.12 (1.03, 1.23) | 1.03 (0.94, 1.14) | 969 | 1.08 (0.96, 1.20) | 312 | 0.93 (0.76, 1.14) |
| 1.0–1.4 | 5670 | 970 | 1.27 (1.15, 1.41) | 1.12 (1.01, 1.25) | 742 | 1.20 (1.06, 1.36) | 228 | 0.90 (0.72, 1.12) |
| 1.5–1.9 | 2291 | 381 | 1.25 (1.10, 1.42) | 1.09 (0.95, 1.24) | 299 | 1.18 (1.01, 1.37) | 82 | 0.89 (0.67, 1.19) |
| ≥2.0 | 1172 | 179 | 1.24 (1.06, 1.46) | 1.05 (0.88, 1.25) | 127 | 1.16 (0.95, 1.43) | 52 | 0.78 (0.55, 1.09) |
| High-pesticide residue fruits and vegetables | ||||||||
| Almost all organic | 3166 | 464 | 1.05 (0.88, 1.24) | 0.91 (0.75, 1.09) | 360 | 0.96 (0.77, 1.19) | 104 | 0.76 (0.55, 1.04) |
| <0.5 | 4223 | 609 | Reference | Reference | 453 | Reference | 156 | Reference |
| 0.5–0.9 | 6717 | 1026 | 1.06 (0.97, 1.16) | 0.97 (0.86, 1.09) | 777 | 1.00 (0.87, 1.14) | 249 | 0.87 (0.66, 1.15) |
| 1.0–1.4 | 4432 | 728 | 1.15 (1.03, 1.28) | 0.98 (0.84, 1.15) | 541 | 1.03 (0.87, 1.22) | 187 | 0.85 (0.57, 1.26) |
| 1.5–1.9 | 1830 | 327 | 1.25 (1.10, 1.42) | 1.08 (0.91, 1.28) | 252 | 1.13 (0.93, 1.37) | 75 | 0.97 (0.65, 1.46) |
| ≥2.0 | 1266 | 215 | 1.23 (1.04, 1.45) | 1.09 (0.87, 1.38) | 171 | 1.18 (0.90, 1.56) | 44 | 0.77 (0.47, 1.28) |
| Low pesticides residue fruits and vegetables | ||||||||
| Almost all organic | 3166 | 464 | 1.08 (0.91, 1.27) | 0.87 (0.72, 1.05) | 360 | 0.92 (0.74, 1.14) | 104 | 0.75 (0.54, 1.05) |
| <0.5 | 4311 | 589 | Reference | Reference | 434 | Reference | 155 | Reference |
| 0.5–0.9 | 6757 | 1067 | 1.12 (1.02, 1.24) | 0.96 (0.85, 1.09) | 812 | 0.98 (0.84, 1.14) | 255 | 0.91 (0.71, 1.17) |
| 1.0–1.4 | 4330 | 752 | 1.23 (1.11, 1.36) | 0.97 (0.84, 1.13) | 576 | 1.02 (0.86, 1.22) | 176 | 0.81 (0.60, 1.10) |
| 1.5–1.9 | 2014 | 323 | 1.17 (1.01, 1.34) | 0.93 (0.77, 1.13) | 248 | 0.97 (0.78, 1.20) | 75 | 0.86 (0.56, 1.30) |
| ≥2.0 | 1056 | 174 | 1.24 (1.04, 1.49) | 1.00 (0.77, 1.28) | 124 | 1.09 (0.83, 1.43) | 50 | 0.78 (0.47, 1.28) |
a
Adjusted for total energy intake.
b
Adjusted for total energy intake, age, race/ethnicity, education, income, BMI, smoking history, sugar-sweetened soda intake, physical activity, daily use of multivitamin/folic acid, HEI score, sleep duration, intercourse frequency, doing something to improve chances, last method of birth control, geographic region, season of enrollment, and total fruit & vegetable intake.