Table 3.
Association between demographic factors and concentration of urinary analytes (µg/L)
Variable | TCS (µg/L) | MTCS (µg/L) | TCC (µg/L) | 2,4-DCP (µg/L) | ||||||||
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Total | Girls | Boys | Total | Girls | Boys | Total | Girls | Boys | Total | Girls | Boys | |
β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
Age groups | ||||||||||||
6–11 years | Ref | - | - | Ref | - | - | Ref | - | - | Ref | - | - |
12–18 years | − 0.40 | − 0.84 | 0.12 | − 0.34 | − 0.65 | − 0.02 | − 0.32 | − 0.39 | − 0.35 | − 0.05 | − 0.05 | − 0.04 |
Smoker family | ||||||||||||
Nonsmokers | Ref | - | - | Ref | - | - | Ref | - | - | Ref | - | - |
Smokers | − 0.72 | − 1.35 | − 0.20 | − 0.45 | 0.98* | − 0.05 | − 0.30 | − 1.54 | 0.54 | − 0.03 | − 0.07 | 0.007 |
Father’s education | ||||||||||||
Illiterate | Ref | - | - | Ref | - | - | Ref | - | - | Ref | - | - |
Nonacademic | 0.88 | 0.37 | 1.30* | 0.02 | − 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.19 | − 0.04 | 0.01 | − 0.04 | 0.05 |
Academic | 1.10 | 0.27 | 1.80* | 0.21 | 0.02 | 0.36 | 0.17 | 0.66 | − 0.27 | 0.003 | − 0.09 | 0.08 |
Mother’s education | ||||||||||||
Illiterate | Ref | - | - | Ref | - | - | Ref | - | - | Ref | - | - |
Nonacademic | 0.41 | − 0.48 | 1.54* | − 0.15 | − 0.38 | 0.15 | − 0.70 | − 0.26 | − 1.33 | − 0.01 | − 0.07 | 0.08 |
Academic | 2.03* | 1.96 | 2.27* | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.007 | 0.51 | − 0.66 | − 0.03 | − 0.15 | 0.11 |
Household income (US $/month) | ||||||||||||
≥ 599 | Ref | - | - | Ref | - | - | Ref | - | - | Ref | - | - |
≤ 600 | 0.17 | 0.42 | − 0.05 | − 0.007 | − 0.06 | 0.01 | − 0.74 | 0.13 | − 1.42* | − 0.009 | − 0.05 | 0.02 |
Physical activitya | ||||||||||||
Low | Ref | - | - | Ref | - | - | Ref | - | - | Ref | - | - |
Moderate | 0.58 | 0.74 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.12 | − 0.09 | − 0.48 | − 0.48 | − 0.49 | − 0.03 | − 0.07 | 0.02 |
High | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.34 | − 0.01 | 0.43 | − 0.20 | − 0.45 | − 0.71 | − 0.36 | − 0.02 | − 0.06 | − 0.03 |
aPhysical activity: low = less than 5 min, moderate = 5 to 30 min, high = more than 30 min
*p-value ≤ 0.05