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Table 4 Percent change in BPA and PFC concentrations by race/ethnicity (with Mexican Americans as one group), with and without control for family incomea

From: Social disparities in exposures to bisphenol A and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals: a cross-sectional study within NHANES 2003-2006

 

BPA

PFOA

PFOS

PFNA

PFHxS

 

% change (95% CI)

% change (95% CI)

% change (95% CI)

% change (95% CI)

% change (95% CI)

 

(n = 4739)

(n = 3953)

(n = 3953)

(n = 3953)

(n = 3953)

Without control for family income

     

   Non-Hispanic Black

4.1 (-4.8, 12.3)

-14.9 (-22.2, -6.8)

4.4 (-4.3, 13.9)

16.0 (2.4, 31.4)

-6.8 (-22.1, 11.6)

   Mexican American

-12.4 (-20.8, -2.0)

-28.8 (-34.5, -23.7)

-28.8 (-34.5, -23.5)

-24.3 (-32.6, -15.0)

-25.7 (-37.0, -12.4)

   Other Race, Multiracial

-7.7 (-21.2, 9.7)

-18.8 (-30.5, -5.2)

-9.8 (-22.9, 4.8)

1.1 (-12.5, 16.2)

-4.9 (-23.0, 16.0)

   Other Hispanic

2.0 (-13.1, 19.7)

-10.6 (-20.3, 0.3)

-20.7 (-29.5, -10.9)

12.0 (-8.3, 36.6)

-22.9 (-40.9, 1.0)

   Non-Hispanic White

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With control for family income

     

   Non-Hispanic Black

-1.0 (-9.5, 7.0)

-10.4 (-18.1, -3.4)

8.9 (0, 19.4)

20.3 (6.0, 36.4)

-4.0 (-19.7, 16.2)

   Mexican American

-17.3 (-25.5, -9.9)

-25.2 (-30.9, -19.1)

-25.0 (-30.7, -18.7)

-20.5 (-28.8, -10.8)

-21.3 (-33.9, -6.8)

   Other Race, Multiracial

-10.0 (-23.4, 5.6)

-16.5 (-28.2, -2.8)

-7.2 (-20.5, 7.8)

3.8 (-10.1, 19.9)

-2.0 (-20.8, 19.4)

   Other Hispanic

-2.8 (-18.4, 15.0)

-5.3 (-15.6, 6.4)

-15.8 (-25.0, -5.4)

17.8 (-3.5, 44.8)

-18.2 (-37.9, 7.8)

   Non-Hispanic White

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  1. a Models adjusted for NHANES cycle, age, gender, creatinine (BPA), adjusted family income (where noted). Statistically significant results in bold