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Table 6 The association between parabens and parameters of ovarian reserve- categorical variable

From: Parameters of ovarian reserve in relation to urinary concentrations of parabens

  

AFC

AMH

FSH

E2

Categories

coef

95%CI

p

coef

95%CI

p

coef

95%CI

p

coef

95%CI

p

MP

Cont.

− 0.02

− 0.06;0.01

0.14

− 0.05

− 0.10;0.001

0.06

− 0.01

− 0.03;0.01

0.51

− 0.01

− 0.05;0.02

0.52

Q2

0.03

− 0.13;0.18

0.72

0.15

−0.09;0.40

0.22

0.05

− 0.05;0.15

0.34

0.03

− 0.15;0.20

0.76

Q3

−0.11

− 0.27;0.04

0.16

− 0.11

− 0.36;0.13

0.37

− 0.08

− 0.19;0.03

0.14

0.05

− 0.12;0.23

0.55

Q4

−0.05

− 0.21;0.11

0.54

−0.16

− 0.41;0.09

0.20

− 0.04

− 0.14;0.07

0.50

− 0.08

− 0.25;0.10

0.39

P for trend

0.52

0.21

0.50

0.40

EP

Cont.

−0.004

− 0.03;0.02

0.77

− 0.03

− 0.07;0.02

0.22

0.002

− 0.02;0.02

0.81

− 0.03

− 0.06;0.05

0.09

Q2

−0.01

−0.17;0.15

0.95

−0.15

− 0.41;0.10

0.24

− 0.09

−0.20;0.02

0.12

0.04

−0.14;0.22

0.66

Q3

0.03

−0.13;0.18

0.76

0.02

−0.23;0.26

0.91

0.01

−0.09;0.12

0.79

−0.01

−0.24;0.11

0.45

Q4

−0.02

−0.18;0.14

0.83

−0.18

− 0.43;0.07

0.16

− 0.05

−0.15;0.06

0.39

−0.14

− 0.32;0.04

0.12

P for trend

0.84

0.20

0.39

0.29

PP

Cont.

−0.02

−0.13;-0.01

0.04

−0.03

−0.07;0.02

0.22

0.03

0.02;0.12

0.028

−0.03

−0.06;-0.001

0.04

Q2

−0.06

−0.22;0.04

0.14

−0.09

− 0.35;0.16

0.49

0.02

−0.08;0.01

0.09

−0.12

− 0.29;0.05

0.18

Q3

−0.03

−0.20;-0.02

0.048

−0.01

− 0.3;0.25

0.96

0.05

0.03;0.18

0.026

−0.11

−0.20;-0.01

0.03

Q4

−0.03

−0.18;-0.03

0.05

−0.08

− 0.33;0.17

0.54

0.02

−0.08;0.03

0.07

−0.13

− 0.31;0.04

0.13

P for trend

0.04

0.36

0.03

0.04

iBuP

Cont.

0.02

−0.05;0.09

0.61

−0.003

−0.11;0.10

0.95

−0.02

− 0.07;0.02

0.31

− 0.02

−0.10;0.06

0.62

>LOD

0.1

−0.07;0.27

0.24

0.03

−0.24;0.30

0.84

−0.01

−0.11;0.10

0.96

−0.13

− 0.31;0.04

0.14

BP

Cont.

0.004

−0.04;0.05

0.84

−0.05

−0.12;0.01

0.11

−0.01

− 0.04;0.02

0.49

0.005

−0.04;0.05

0.83

Q2

−0.04

−0.19;0.12

0.64

−0.02

− 0.26;0.22

0.87

− 0.03

−0.13;0.07

0.58

−0.13

− 0.30;0.04

0.14

Q3

0.07

−0.08;0.22

0.35

0.02

−0.23;0.26

0.89

−0.09

−0.19;0.01

0.08

0.05

−0.12;0.22

0.56

Q4

0.01

−0.14;0.16

0.89

−0.20

−0.45;0.04

0.11

−0.01

− 0.11;0.10

0.90

− 0.08

−0.25;0.09

0.37

P for trend

0.89

0.12

0.90

0.36

  1. Model adjusted for: age (years), BMI (kg/m2), smoking (Yes/No) and initial infertility diagnosis. Parabens exposure in the model was based on the first urine sample
  2. MP methyl-paraben, EP ethyl-paraben, PP propyl-paraben, BP butyl-paraben, iBuP izobuthyl-paraben
  3. Reference groups 1. In case >LOD reference is <LOD; 2. In case Q2, Q3, Q4 reference is Q1; Cont.-continuous variable
  4. Q1- ≤ 25 percentyl; Q2- (25–50] percentyl; Q3-(50–75] percentyl; Q4- > 75 percentyl