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Published in final edited form as: Environ Res. 2022 Jun 1;212(Pt E):113591. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113591

Table 3:

Associations between maximum total hydrocarbon (THC) exposure and risk of type 2 diabetes, stratified by body mass index category

Age adjustmenta Basic adjustmentb Full adjustmentc
Overweightd (n = 843)
  Max THC (ppm)f n cases/
n total
RR 95% CI CLRg RR 95% CI CLR RR 95% CI CLR



   < 0.30 5/114 1 1 -
   0.30 - 0.99 13/268 1.06 (0.39, 2.85) 7.24 0.99 (0.37, 2.69) 7.33 - - -
   1.00 - 2.99 15/258 1.34 (0.51, 3.54) 6.97 1.46 (0.54, 3.92) 7.20 - - -
   ≥ 3.00 15/203 2.14 (0.81, 5.61) 6.89 2.11 (0.78, 5.74) 7.39 - - -
Trend test p-value: 0.03 Trend test p-value: 0.03
Obesee (n = 1149)
  Max THC (ppm)
   < 0.30 18/160 1 1 1
   0.30 - 0.99 54/348 1.43 (0.87, 2.35) 1.43 1.37 (0.84, 2.24) 1.37 1.44 (0.88, 2.35) 1.44
   1.00 - 2.99 55/351 1.32 (0.81, 2.17) 1.32 1.22 (0.74, 2.01) 1.22 1.30 (0.79, 2.14) 1.30
   ≥ 3.00 42/290 1.33 (0.80, 2.23) 1.33 1.18 (0.70, 1.99) 1.18 1.19 (0.70, 2.01) 1.19
Trend test p-value: 0.76 Trend test p-value: 0.82 Trend test p-value: 0.73
Multiplicative interaction p-value 0.60
a

Adjusted for age with restricted quadratic splines

b

Adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, and education

c

Adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, employment status, and health insurance status. Model did not converge for overweight stratum due to insufficient cases.

d

BMI [25 – 29]

e

BMI ≥ 30

f

Maximum total hydrocarbon exposure

g

Confidence limit ratio