Table 5.
Results of multiple linear regression examining associations between daily BPA index and body mass index and abdominal circumference in mothers (n = 346) while adjusting for covariates.
BMI (kg/m2) | AC (cm) | |||||
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95% CI | p | 95% CI | p | |||
Daily BPA Index a | 0.003 | −0.12 to 0.12 | 0.96 | −0.041 | −0.31 to 0.23 | 0.76 |
Age (years) | 0.07 | −0.01 to 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.245 | 0.07 to 0.42 | 0.01 |
Physical Activity | ||||||
>0 MVPA minutes | Reference | Reference | ||||
0 MVPA minutes | −0.80 | −2.47 to 0.88 | 0.35 | −0.488 | −4.09 to 3.11 | 0.79 |
Annual Household Income | ||||||
<5000 talā | Reference | Reference | ||||
5000 to 9999 talā | −0.27 | −1.99 to 1.45 | 0.76 | −1.369 | −5.06 to 2.32 | 0.47 |
≥10,000 talā | 3.27 | 1.22 to 5.31 | 0.002 | 5.756 | 1.37 to 10.15 | 0.01 |
Household Assets | 0.12 | −0.06 to 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.194 | −0.21 to 0.60 | 0.35 |
BPA, Bisphenol A; BMI, body mass index; AC, abdominal circumference; , unstandardized regression coefficient estimate; CI, confidence interval; p, p-value based on the t-test for the particular adjusted regression coefficient; a daily BPA index computed as shown in Equation (1); all variance inflation factors <1.2; R2 for BMI model, 6.4%; R2 for AC model, 6.2%.