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Table 2 Relationships between four phthalate metabolites and markers of obesity in women

From: Serum concentrations of phthalate metabolites are related to abdominal fat distribution two years later in elderly women

  

MEHP

MEP

 

MiBP

MMP

Variable

n

Beta (95% CI)

p-value

Beta (95% CI)

p-value

Beta (95% CI)

p-value

Beta (95% CI)

p-value

BMI (kg/m2)

479

0.10 (-0.20-0.41)

0.51

0.008 (-0.67-0.69)

0.98

0.39 (0.002-0.79)

0.049

0.28 (-0.095-0.66)

0.14

Waist (cm)

474

0.34 (-0.39-1.1)

0.36

-0.80 (-2.4-0.81)

0.33

1.3 (0.425-2.3)

0.0043

0.98 (0.090-1.9)

0.031

Waist/hip ratio

474

0.002 (-0.002-0.006)

0.24

-0.008 (-0.016-0.001)

0.086

0.004 (0.000-0.009)

0.079

0.005 (0.000-0.009)

0.051

DXA total fat (kg)

431

468 (-159-1096)

0.14

-469 (-1877-938)

0.51

1079 (283-1875)

0.0082

705 (-74-1484)

0.077

DXA leg fat (kg)

431

163 (-73-399)

0.18

-165 (-694-363)

0.54

275 (-25-576)

0.0733

115 (-179-409)

0.44

DXA trunk fat (kg)

431

206 (-127-539)

0.23

-187 (-934-559)

0.62

699 (279-1120)

0.0012

546 (135-958)

0.0096

DXA trunk/leg ratio

431

-0.007 (-0.033-0.019)

0.60

-0.004 (-0.062-0.054)

0.88

0.039 (0.006-0.072)

0.021

0.043 (0.011-0.075)

0.0082

MRI SAT (cm2)

135

4.8 (-10-20)

0.53

12 (-24-48)

0.51

52 (24-81)

0.0004

27 (3.1-52)

0.029

MRI VAT (cm2)

135

4.1 (-2.2-10)

0.20

3.6 (-11-19)

0.63

14 (1.4-26)

0.031

6.9 (-3.4-17)

0.19

MRI VAT/SAT ratio

135

0.005 (-0.018-0.028)

0.67

-0.001 (-0.056-0.054)

0.96

-0.018 (-0.064-0.028)

0.45

-0.019 (-0.057-0.019)

0.34

  1. Shown are results from linear regression models adjusting for serum cholesterol and triglycerides, education, exercise and smoking. The number of subjects used in the models for the different obesity outcome measurements are given as n. The units for the different obesity measures are given in table 1. The phthalate metabolites are given in ng/ml and ln-transformed values are used in the analysis
  2. BMI-Body mass index; DXA-Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; MEHP-Mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; MEP-Mono-ethyl phthalate; MiBP-Mono-isobutyl phthalate; MMP-Mono-methyl phthalate; MRI-Magnetic resonance imaging; SAT-Subcutaneous adipose tissue; VAT-Visceral adipose tissue