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Table 5 Association between the WQS index and obesity in NHANES 2005–2010 (N = 2372)

From: Using three statistical methods to analyze the association between exposure to 9 compounds and obesity in children and adolescents: NHANES 2005-2010

Outcomes

OR/ β

95% CI of OR

P value

Obesity

 Model 1

1.50

(1.19, 1.90)

< 0.001

 Model 2

1.51

(1.19, 1.91)

< 0.001

 Model 3

1.48

(1.16, 1.89)

0.002

BMI z-score

 Model 1

0.028

(−0.09, 0.15)

0.643

 Model 2

0.033

(−0.09, 0.15)

0.584

 Model 3

0.001

(−0.12, 0.12)

0.983

  1. NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, CI Confidence interval. The weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression was fitted for the obesity and BMI z-score, which scored all the chemical exposures into quantiles and estimated the weight index. OR estimates represent the odds ratios of obesity as 1 quartile increased in the WQS index. β estimates represent the mean differences in the BMI z-score as 1 quartile increased in the WQS index. Model 1: Adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, and log-transformed creatinine. Model 2: Adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, caloric intake, serum cotinine, and log-transformed creatinine. Model 3: Adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, educational levels, family income-to-poverty ratio, caloric intake, serum cotinine, and log-transformed creatinine