Table 3.

The associations between phthalates and NAFLD in US adults.

Phthalate	NAFLD		Ln CAP
metabolites	(CAP ≥274 dB/m)
	OR (95%CI)	P FDR	β (95%CI)	P FDR
MECPP
Q1	Ref.		Ref.
Q2	2.277 (1.277, 4.06)	0.016	0.044 (0.008, 0.079)	0.027
Q3	1.435 (0.663, 3.107)	0.335	0.007 (−0.043, 0.057)	0.777
Q4	2.719 (1.296, 5.700)	0.016	0.067 (0.017, 0.118)	0.027
MEOHP
Q1	Ref.		Ref.
Q2	1.662 (0.999, 2.764)	0.068	0.021 (−0.025, 0.067)	0.510
Q3	1.452 (0.967, 2.179)	0.068	0.006 (−0.049, 0.060)	0.826
Q4	2.016 (1.102, 3.687)	0.068	0.036 (−0.005, 0.076)	0.243
MEHHP
Q1	Ref.		Ref.
Q2	2.110 (1.009, 4.409)	0.047	0.020 (−0.049, 0.089)	0.552
Q3	1.816 (1.106, 2.981)	0.037	0.051 (0.008, 0.094)	0.072
Q4	2.073 (1.111, 3.867)	0.037	0.046 (−0.002, 0.094)	0.085
MCiNP
Q1	Ref.		Ref.
Q2	1.662 (1.013, 2.728)	0.134	0.034 (−0.025, 0.093)	0.415
Q3	1.558 (0.788, 3.081)	0.185	0.024 (−0.040, 0.089)	0.433
Q4	1.618 (0.917, 2.854)	0.136	0.031 (−0.027, 0.089)	0.415
MCiOP
Q1	Ref.		Ref.
Q2	0.976 (0.567, 1.678)	0.925	−0.027 (−0.078, 0.023)	0.403
Q3	2.409 (1.028, 5.643)	0.108	0.070 (0.011, 0.130)	0.072
Q4	1.645 (0.950, 2.847)	0.108	0.022 (−0.033, 0.077)	0.408
MOiNP
Q1	Ref.		Ref.
Q2	1.266 (0.485, 3.299)	0.607	0.003 (−0.053, 0.058)	0.923
Q3	1.901 (0.871, 4.146)	0.298	0.045 (−0.002, 0.092)	0.177
Q4	1.556 (0.643, 3.766)	0.454	0.022 (−0.025, 0.069)	0.499

Data are expressed as odds ratio (95% Confidence interval [CI]) or β (95% Confidence interval [CI]). Odds ratios (95% CIs) were adjusted for age, gender, race.

BMI, total cholesterol level, systolic blood pressure, educational level, smoking status, diabetes status and physical activity.

NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. All P-values were corrected by FDR (the same in Table 4).