Table 4.
Complete model results exploring associations between radon exposure and inflammatory markers, controlling for age, sex, SES, BMI, and PDS.
| Path | β | b | SE | b/SE | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRP On | |||||
| Radon Exposure | 0.307 | 0.277 | 0.103 | 2.682 | 0.007 |
| Age | −0.176 | −0.080 | 0.076 | −1.053 | 0.292 |
| Sex | −0.040 | −0.093 | 0.290 | −0.322 | 0.747 |
| SES | 0.076 | 0.012 | 0.018 | 0.686 | 0.492 |
| PDS | 0.169 | 0.160 | 0.193 | 0.827 | 0.408 |
| BMI | 0.466 | 0.106 | 0.032 | 3.264 | 0.001 |
| IL-β on | |||||
| Radon Exposure | 0.328 | 0.191 | 0.079 | 2.405 | 0.016 |
| Age | −0.158 | −0.046 | 0.079 | −0.583 | 0.560 |
| Sex | −0.102 | −0.152 | 0.297 | −0.512 | 0.609 |
| SES | −0.225 | −0.023 | 0.016 | −1.455 | 0.146 |
| PDS | 0.246 | 0.150 | 0.192 | 0.783 | 0.434 |
| BMI | 0.047 | 0.007 | 0.025 | 0.274 | 0.784 |
| IL-6 on | |||||
| Radon Exposure | 0.044 | 0.028 | 0.090 | 0.322 | 0.747 |
| Age | 0.133 | 0.045 | 0.066 | 0.675 | 0.499 |
| Sex | −0.035 | −0.061 | 0.262 | −0.231 | 0.817 |
| SES | −0.279 | −0.033 | 0.016 | −2.121 | 0.034 |
| PDS | −0.061 | −0.043 | 0.168 | −0.254 | 0.799 |
| BMI | −0.086 | −0.014 | 0.028 | −0.515 | 0.606 |
| IL-8 on | |||||
| Radon Exposure | 0.087 | 0.030 | 0.057 | 0.532 | 0.595 |
| Age | −0.287 | −0.050 | 0.048 | −1.044 | 0.297 |
| Sex | −3.49 | −0.313 | 0.186 | −1.686 | 0.092 |
| SES | −0.092 | −0.006 | 0.010 | −0.565 | 0.572 |
| PDS | 0.272 | 0.100 | 0.119 | 0.837 | 0.403 |
| BMI | 0.011 | 0.001 | 0.019 | 0.054 | 0.957 |
| TNF-α on | |||||
| Radon Exposure | 0.217 | 0.105 | 0.064 | 1.626 | 0.104 |
| Age | −0.146 | −0.036 | 0.064 | −0.559 | 0.576 |
| Sex | −0.284 | −0.352 | 0.230 | −1.535 | 0.125 |
| SES | −0.326 | −0.028 | 0.012 | −2.241 | 0.025 |
| PDS | 0.073 | 0.037 | 0.154 | 0.240 | 0.811 |
| BMI | −0.029 | −0.003 | 0.020 | −0.173 | 0.863 |
| CRP with | |||||
| IL-1β | 0.186 | 0.114 | 0.103 | 1.107 | 0.268 |
| IL-6 | 0.299 | 0.225 | 0.107 | 2.095 | 0.036 |
| IL-8 | 0.390 | 0.152 | 0.068 | 2.232 | 0.026 |
| TNF-α | 0.256 | 0.127 | 0.082 | 1.550 | 0.121 |
| IL-1β with | |||||
| IL-6 | 0.376 | 0.201 | 0.095 | 2.111 | 0.035 |
| IL-8 | 0.539 | 0.149 | 0.054 | 2.747 | 0.006 |
| TNF-α | 0.807 | 0.284 | 0.077 | 3.668 | <0.001 |
| IL-6 with | |||||
| IL-8 | 0.471 | 0.161 | 0.063 | 2.539 | 0.011 |
| TNF-α | 0.561 | 0.243 | 0.079 | 3.091 | 0.002 |
| IL-8 with | |||||
| TNF-α | 0.675 | 0.152 | 0.048 | 3.190 | 0.001 |
Note: Sex was dummy coded as 0 = “male”, 1 = “female”; “BMI” = body mass index; “CRP” = c-reactive protein; “IL” = interleukin; “PDS” = pubertal development stage; “SES” = socioeconomic status; “TNF-α” = tumor necrosis factor alpha all inflammatory markers were natural log transformed; statistically significant effects at the p < 0.05 level are bolded for clarity.