Table 4 Difference (95% CI) of % arsenic species in urine by one unit increase in body composition measure categories in unadjusted models and in models adjusted for other measures of body composition
From: Body composition and arsenic metabolism: a cross-sectional analysis in the Strong Heart Study
| Â | % MMA by | % DMA by | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | BMI | % body fat | fat free mass | WC | BMI | % body fat | fat free mass | WC |
Unadjusted models | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Measure | -1.6 (-1.8, -1.4) | -1.0 (-1.1, -0.8) | -0.9 (-1.1, -0.8) | -1.1 (-1.3, -1.0) | 2.4 (2.1, 2.6) | 1.3 (1.1, 1.6) | 1.3 (1.1, 1.6) | 1.7 (1.4, 1.9) |
Models with multiple body composition measures | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
BMI, % body fat | -1.8 (-2.0, -1.5) | 0.2 (0.0, 0.4) | - | - | 2.7 (2.4, 3.1) | -0.4 (-0.8, -0.1) | - | - |
BMI, fat free | -1.7 (-1.9, -1.5) | - | 0.1 (-0.1, 0.3) | - | 2.5 (2.1, 2.9) | - | -0.2 (-0.5, 0.2) | - |
BMI, WC | -1.7 (-1.9, -1.4) | - | - | 0.1 (-0.2, 0.3) | 2.5 (2.1, 3.0) | - | - | -0.2 (-0.6, 0.2) |
% Fat, fat free | - | -0.7 (-0.9, -0.6) | -0.7 (-0.8, -0.5) | - | - | 1.0 (0.7, 1.2) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.2) | - |
% Fat, WC | - | -0.3 (-0.5, -0.1) | - | -0.9 (-1.1, -0.7) | - | 0.4 (0.0, 0.7) | - | 1.4 (1.1, 1.7) |
BMI, % fat, fat free | -1.9 (-2.2, -1.6) | 0.2 (0.0, 0.5) | 0.1 (-0.1, 0.4) | - | 3.0 (2.5, 3.5) | -0.5 (-0.9, -0.2) | -0.3 (-0.6, 0.0) | - |
BMI, % fat, WC | -1.8 (-2.1, -1.5) | 0.2 (0.0, 0.4) | - | 0.0 (-0.3, 0.3) | 2.8 (2.3, 3.2) | -0.4 (-0.8, -0.1) | - | 0.0 (-0.4, 0.4) |
% fat, fat free, WC | - | -0.4 (-0.6, -0.2) | -0.4 (-0.6, -0.2) | -0.6 (-0.9, -0.4) | - | 0.5 (0.1, 0.8) | 0.6 (0.2, 0.9) | 1.0 (0.6, 1.4) |
All | -1.9 (-2.2, -1.5) | 0.3 (0.0, 0.5) | 0.2 (-0.1, 0.4) | -0.1 (-0.3, 0.2) | 3.0 (2.4, 3.5) | -0.6 (-1.0, -0.2) | -0.3 (-0.7, 0.0) | 0.1 (-0.3, 0.6) |