Skip to main content
. 2020 Oct 12;17(20):7412. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17207412

Table 1.

Description of study variables.

Category of
Variable
Variable Name Type of Variable Description
Response variable Total serum testosterone (ng/dL) Continuous Lab values
Main predictor variable Urinary triclosan (ng/mL) Continuous Lab values
Covariates Race Categorical Black, White (reference), Asian, Mexican-American/Hispanic/Other
Body mass index (kg/m2) Continuous Lab values
Annual income Categorical Low income (≤ 25th percentile),
Middle income (25th–75th percentile)
High income (≥ 75th percentile)
Cotinine levels (ng/mL) (as a proxy for smoking status) Binary Non-smoker (lower than 10 ng/mL)
Smoker (10 ng/mL or greater)
Creatinine levels (mg/dL) Continuous Lab values