Table 5.
Association between PFAS (ln ng/mL) and BMI z-scores from GAM models: adjusted β* coefficients and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs), stratified by gender.
| PFAS | BMI z-Score—Adolescents | BMI z-Score—Children | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | MALES | FEMALES | TOTAL | MALES | FEMALES | |
| Coef (95% CI) | Coef (95% CI) | Coef (95% CI) | Coef (95% CI) | Coef (95% CI) | Coef (95% CI) | |
| ln_pfoa | −0.03 (−0.06, 0.01) | 0 (−0.04, 0.04) | −0.07 (−0.11, −0.02) | −0.08 (−0.14, −0.01) | −0.07 (−0.15, 0.01) | −0.08 (−0.18, 0.02) |
| II Q | −0.10 (−0.18, −0.02) | −0.10 (−0.21, 0.01) | −0.09 (−0.2, 0.02) | 0.03 (−0.11, 0.17) | 0.20 (0.01, 0.39) | −0.10 (−0.32, 0.11) |
| III Q | −0.10 (−0.18, −0.02) | −0.06 (−0.17, 0.05) | −0.11 (−0.23, 0) | −0.11 (−0.25, 0.03) | 0.01 (−0.18, 0.2) | −0.20 (−0.41, 0.02) |
| IV Q | −0.06 (−0.14, 0.03) | −0.03 (−0.14, 0.09) | −0.16 (−0.29, −0.02) | −0.17 (−0.32, −0.03) | −0.09 (−0.27, 0.1) | −0.25 (−0.48, −0.02) |
| ln_pfos | −0.11 (−0.16, −0.06) | −0.10 (−0.17, −0.04) | −0.16 (−0.23, −0.09) | −0.27 (−0.36, −0.17) | −0.24 (−0.36, −0.11) | −0.31 (−0.45, −0.17) |
| II Q | −0.14 (−0.22, −0.07) | −0.13 (−0.24, −0.02) | −0.11 (−0.22, 0) | −0.15 (−0.28, −0.01) | −0.01 (−0.19, 0.17) | −0.29 (−0.5, −0.09) |
| III Q | −0.16 (−0.24, −0.08) | −0.14 (−0.26, −0.03) | −0.20 (−0.32, −0.09) | −0.25 (−0.39, −0.11) | −0.16 (−0.35, 0.03) | −0.33 (−0.55, −0.12) |
| IV Q | −0.19 (−0.27, −0.1) | −0.16 (−0.28, −0.05) | −0.26 (−0.39, −0.13) | −0.35 (−0.49, −0.21) | −0.3 (−0.48, −0.12) | −0.42 (−0.63, −0.2) |
| ln_PFHxS | 0.03 (−0.01, 0.07) | 0.06 (0.01, 0.11) | −0.03 (−0.09, 0.03) | −0.13 (−0.21, −0.05) | −0.11 (−0.21, −0.01) | −0.14 (−0.26, −0.03) |
| II Q | −0.08 (−0.15, 0) | 0 (−0.12, 0.11) | −0.11 (−0.22, 0) | 0.06 (−0.08, 0.2) | 0.12 (−0.06, 0.31) | 0 (−0.2, 0.21) |
| III Q | 0.01 (−0.07, 0.09) | 0.09 (−0.02, 0.2) | −0.04 (−0.15, 0.08) | −0.20 (−0.34, −0.06) | −0.11 (−0.3, 0.08) | −0.25 (−0.47, −0.04) |
| IV Q | 0.03 (−0.05, 0.12) | 0.12 (0, 0.23) | −0.11 (−0.25, 0.02) | −0.18 (−0.32, −0.03) | −0.12 (−0.31, 0.07) | −0.23 (−0.46, −0.01) |
| PFNA low | −0.02 (−0.08, 0.05) | 0.03 (−0.06, 0.11) | −0.1 (−0.2, 0) | −0.25 (−0.38, −0.13) | −0.28 (−0.44, −0.13) | −0.21 (−0.41, −0.01) |
| PFNA medium | −0.04 (−0.11, 0.04) | 0 (−0.1, 0.1) | −0.11 (−0.23, 0) | −0.36 (−0.54, −0.18) | −0.37 (−0.62, −0.12) | −0.35 (−0.62, −0.08) |