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Table 1 Demographic data by Bisphenol-A Quartile for NHANES Populationg

From: Bisphenol a increases risk for presumed non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Hispanic adolescents in NHANES 2003–2010

 

n (%)

Bisphenol-A quartile

 

0.28–1.3 ng/mL

1.4–2.7 ng/mL

2.8–5.4 ng/mL

≥5.5 ng/mL

p-value

n = 944

n = 250 (%)

n = 240 (%)

n = 225 (%)

n = 228

 

Age (years)f

15.5 ± 2.3

15.1 ± 2.2

15.5 ± 2.3

15.6 ± 2.3

15.6 ± 2.4

0.03

Gender (male)

523 (55.4)

141 (56.4)

134 (55.8)

118 (52.4)

130 (56.8)

0.78

Country of Birth

     

 United States

822 (87.1)

213 (85.2)

207 (86.3)

204 (90.7)

198 (86.5)

 

 Mexico

69 (7.3)

19 (7.6)

21 (8.8)

13 (5.8)

16 (7.0)

0.51

 Other

53 (5.6)

18 (7.2)

12 (5.0)

8 (3.6)

15 (6.6)

 

Poverty to Income Ratiof

2.07 + 1.51

2.11 ± 1.48

2.10 ± 1.49

2.00 ± 1.51

2.08 ± 1.56

0.87

Race/Ethnicity

     

 Non-Hispanic White

256 (27.1)

61 (24.4)

66 (27.5)

58 (25.8)

71 (31)

 

 Hispanic

344 (36.4)

117 (46.8)

98 (40.8)

74 (32.9)

55 (24)

< 0.001

 Non-Hispanic Black

297 (31.5)

54 (21.6)

67 (27.9)

82 (36.4)

94 (41.1)

 

 Other

47 (5.0)

18 (7.2)

9 (3.8)

11 (4.9)

9 (3.9)

 

Tobacco Exposure (by cotininelevel)

     

 Low (< 0.015 ng/mLa)

168 (18.0)

59 (23.7)

52 (21.8)

38 (17.1)

19 (8.4)

 

 Medium (0.015 to < 2 ng/mL)

603 (64.4)

159 (63.9)

150 (62.8)

140 (63.1)

154 (68.1)

< 0.001

 High (≥2 ng/mL)

165 (17.6)

31 (12.5)

37 (15.5)

44 (19.8)

53 (23.5)

 

Daily Caloric Intake (kilocalories)f

2270.9 ± 1030.3

2319.8  ± 1090.3

2347.8  ± 1069.8

2209.1  ± 940.0

2199.6  ± 1005.9

0.30

BMI Z-Score ≥ 1.036 (≥85th Percentile)

332 (35.6)

80 (32.3)

87 (36.9)

79 (3.3)

86 (38.4)

0.54

Metabolic Syndrome

101 (10.8)

29 (11.7)

23 (9.7)

22 (9.9)

27 (12.0)

0.80

 Hypertriglyceridemiab

97 (10.3)

23 (9.2)

23 (9.6)

23 (10.3)

28 (12.3)

0.70

 Low High Density Lipoproteinc

249 (26.6)

71 (28.5)

51 (21.3)

64 (28.8)

63 (28.0)

0.20

 Hypertensiond

260 (27.6)

62 (24.8)

61 (25.4)

62 (27.6)

75 (32.8)

0.20

 Waist Circumference > 90th

201 (21.8)

51 (20.6)

51 (21.9)

48 (21.8)

51 (23.1)

0.93

Percentile

     

 Impaired fasting glucose

189 (20)

59 (23.6)

57 (23.8)

36 (16.0)

37 (16.2)

0.04

Alanine Aminotransferase > 30 U/Le

80 (8.58)

18 (7.23)

29 (12.18)

14 (6.33)

19 (8.48)

0.11

Suspected Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

44 (4.8)

7 (2.83)

17 (7.3)

9 (4.1)

11 (5.1)

0.14

  1. aTo convert cotinine to nmol/L multiply by 5.675, bSerum triglycerides ≥150 mg/dL (for conversion to mmol/L multiply by 0.0113), cHDL < 40 mg/dL (for conversion to mmol/L multiply by 0.259), dSystolic and/or diastolic blood pressure > 85th percentile for age/height, eTo convert to ukat/L multiply by 0.0167, fMean ± SD, gNHANES population limited to those with fasting lab draws and body mass index measurements in addition to BPA