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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Sep 14.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Int. 2019 Jun 10;132:104768. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.04.040

Table 3.

Association between phthalate metabolites and type 2 diabetes in Sun et al. (2014).

Phthalate (metabolite) NHS OR (95% CI) NHSII OR (95% CI) Pooled OR (95% CI) for Q4 vs. Q1

DEHP (summed metabolites) ∑DEHP ∑DEHP MEOHP
Q2: 0.88 (0.52,1.50) Q2: 1.80 (1.07,3.04) 1.42 (0.95,2.11)
Q3: 1.02 (0.61,1.71) Q3: 1.62 (0.95,2.76)
Q4: 1.34 (0.77,2.30) Q4: 1.91 (1.04,3.49)
Ptrend=0.1 Ptrend=0.2

DBP+DIBP (MBP+MIBP) Q2: 1.26 (0.75,2.12) Q2: 1.38 (0.81,2.35) n/a
Q3: 1.01 (0.59,1.73) Q3: 1.17 (0.66,2.10)
Q4: 0.91 (0.50,1.68) Q4: 3.16 (1.68,5.95)
Ptrend=0.5 Ptrend=0.0002

DBP (MBP) n/a Q2: 1.53 (0.90,2.61) n/a
Q3: 1.18 (0.67,2.09)
Q4: 3.16 (1.69,5.92)
Ptrend =0.0003

DIBP (MIBP) n/a Q2: 1.28 (0.76,2.13) n/a
Q3: 1.12 (0.62,2.02)
Q4: 2.67 (1.44,4.95)
Ptrend =0.001

BBP (MBzP) Q2: 0.91 (0.55,1.51) Q2: 0.85 (0.50,1.44) 0.96 (0.65,1.43)
Q3: 0.85 (0.51,1.40) Q3: 1.08 (0.62,1.86)
Q4: 0.82 (0.48,1.43) Q4: 1.14 (0.65,2.01)
Ptrend=0.5 Ptrend=0.4

DEP (MEP) Q2: 1.13 (0.69,1.84) Q2: 1.00 (0.60,1.67) 0.80 (0.56,1.16)
Q3: 0.98 (0.60,1.61) Q3: 0.46 (0.26,0.82)
Q4: 0.72 (0.43,1.20) Q4: 0.91 (0.54,1.54)
Ptrend=0.09 Ptrend=0.97

Exposure levels presented in paper as medians of each quartile.

Results that support an association are shaded. Dark grey represents one or more of the following: p < 0.05, large effect size (e.g., OR ≥1.5), or exposure-response trend. Light grey represents other supportive results.