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Table 2 List of analyzed variables from NHANES 2002–2003 dataset

From: A family of partial-linear single-index models for analyzing complex environmental exposures with continuous, categorical, time-to-event, and longitudinal health outcomes

Type

Variable name

Abbreviations

Symbol

Outcome

 

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

TG

Y

Environmental factors

 

a-Tocopherol (ug/dL)

a-Tocopherol

X1

g-tocopherol (ug/dL)

g-tocopherol

X2

Retinyl palmitate (ug/dL)

Retinyl-palmitate

X3

Retinol (ug/dL)

Retinol

X4

3,3′,4,4′,5-Pentachlorobiphenyl (pncb) Lipid Adj (pg/g)

3,3,4,4,5-pncb

X5

Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) 194 Lipid Adj (ng/g)

PCB156

X6

2,3,4,6,7,8-hxcdf Lipid Adj (pg/g)

2,3,4,6,7,8-hxcdf

X7

trans-b-carotene (ug/dL)

trans-b-carotene

X8

Confounders

 

Age (years)

Age

Z1

Sex (1: male; 2: female)

Sex

Z2

Race/Ethnicity (1: Non-Hispanic white; 2: Non-Hispanic black; 3: Mexican American; 4: Other race - Including multi-racial; 5: Other Hispanic)

Race

Z3