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Table 2 Associationsa between urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations (Log-transformed, μg/g Creatinine) and handgrip strengthb (n = 1,228) in the Korean elderly environmental panel II study (2012–2015)

From: Association between phthalate exposure and lower handgrip strength in an elderly population: a repeated-measures study

 

MEOHP

MEHHP

MnBP

β

95 % CI

β

95 % CI

β

95 % CI

Total

 Right hand

−0.65

−0.93, −0.36

−0.57

−0.87, −0.28

−0.50

−0.84, −0.17

 Left hand

−0.58

−0.86, −0.29

−0.46

−0.76, −0.17

−0.54

−0.87, −0.20

Men

 Right hand

−0.77

−1.44, −0.10

−0.63

−1.29, 0.03

−0.09

−0.91, 0.73

 Left hand

−0.85

−1.51, −0.18

−0.65

−1.30, 0.003

−0.45

−1.26, 0.36

Women

 Right hand

−0.60

−0.90, −0.30

−0.54

−0.86, −0.22

−0.65

−0.99, −0.30

 Left hand

−0.43

−0.72, −0.13

−0.33

−0.64, –0.01

−0.57

−0.91, −0.23

  1. MEOHP mono-(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate, MEHHP mono-(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate, MnBP mono-n-butyl-phthalate, CI confidence interval
  2. aAdjusted for age, sex, smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, monthly income, education level, city of residence, body mass index, and comorbidity status. bAverage of the handgrip strengths measured at the first and second attempts