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Table 5 Percent change in BPA and PFC concentrations by race/ethnicity (with Mexican Americans as foreign- v.U.S.-born), 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 = 4376)

(n = 3694)

(n = 3694)

(n = 3694)

(n = 3694)

Without control for family income

     

   Non-Hispanic Black

3.7 (-4.5, 12.6)

-13.9 (-21.3, -5.8)

5.3 (-3.0, 14.9)

15.7 (2.0, 31.1)

-7.1 (-22.1, 11.4)

   Mexican American, Foreign born

-8.6 (-20.5, 5.1)

-40.2 (-45.0, -35.0)

-40.2 (-45.1, -34.3)

-25.9 (-33.9, -17.3)

-37.1 (-47.3, -24.4)

   Mexican American, US born

-14.4 (-23.2, -3.9)

-16.6 (-24.7, -7.6)

-15.9 (-21.3, -10.1)

-22.8 (-34.5, -8.6)

-12.5 (-26.8, 5.1)

   Non-Hispanic White

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With control for family income

     

   Non-Hispanic Black

-1.1 (-9.2, 8.3)

-11.6 (-18.8, -3.0)

9.2 (-0.2, 19.5)

19.7 (5.6, 35.8)

-4.2 (-19.7, 15.2)

   Mexican American, Foreign born

-16.5 (-26.7, -3.9)

-36.1 (-41.2, -30.5)

-35.6 (-41.0, -29.7)

-20.5 (-28.9, -12.2)

-33.1 (-44.5, -18.9)

   Mexican American, US born

-18.1 (-26.8, -7.7)

-14.4 (-22.8, -5.1)

-13.5 (-19.2, -6.8)

-20.7 (-32.5, -6.9)

-10.4 (-25.4, 8.3)

   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.