Table 2.
Simple linear regression—relationship of allostatic load AL with hepatic-markers in Quartiles of lead exposure.
| Variable | Quartile 1 Coef.lnAL Adjusted (SE) * |
p-Value | Quartile 2 Coef.lnAL Adjusted (SE) * |
p-Value | Quartile 3 Coef.lnAL Adjusted (SE) * |
p-Value | Quartile 4 Coef.lnAL Adjusted (SE) * |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AST U/L | 0.178 (0.100) | 0.087 | 0.121 (0.074) | 0.111 | 0.173 (0.051) | 0.002 | −0.087 (0.044) | 0.056 |
| ALT U/L | 0.195 (0.073) | 0.012 | 0.165 (0.063) | 0.014 | 0.236 (0.037) | 0.0001 | −0.007 (0.035) | 0.847 |
| GGT U/L | 0.149 (0.056) | 0.012 | 0.151 (0.035) | 0.0001 | 0.166 (0.035) | 0.0001 | 0.049 (0.028) | 0.094 |
| Alkaline Phosphatase U/L | 0.301 (0.102) | 0.006 | 0.167(0.069) | 0.021 | 0.236 (0.057) | 0.0001 | 0.137 (0.061) | 0.033 |
* adjusted for age, sex, smoking and alcohol consumption.