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Table 2 Urinary geometric mean concentration of phthalate metabolites (μg/g creatinine) categorized by housing characteristics

From: Relationship between housing characteristics, lifestyle factors and phthalates exposure: the first Korean National Environmental Health Survey (2009–2011)

Male

MnBP

MEOHP

MEHHP

Crude

Adjusted

Crude

Adjusted

Crude

Adjusted

Variable

Category

N (%)

GM (±SE)

p-value

GM (±SE)

p-value

GM (±SE)

p-value

GM (±SE)

p-value

GM (±SE)

p-value

GM (±SE)

p-value

Age of building

10 yrs↓

401 (15.8)

45.67 (1.04)

<0.001§

46.90 (1.04)

0.007*

14.64 (1.03)

<0.001§

15.07 (1.03)

<0.001*

20.19 (1.03)

<0.001§

20.78 (1.03)

<0.001*

 

10-20 yrs

1023 (40.2)

49.72 (1.02)

 

50.70 (1.02)

 

15.67 (1.02)

15.99 (1.02)

21.80 (1.02)

22.24 (1.02)

 

20-30 yrs

654 (25.7)

51.58 (1.03)

 

51.68 (1.03)

 

16.65 (1.02)

16.67 (1.02)

22.73 (1.02)

22.76 (1.02)

 

30 yrs↑

466 (18.3)

59.31 (1.03)

 

55.42 (1.03)

 

19.42 (1.03)

18.05 (1.02)

26.57 (1.02)

24.78 (1.02)

Housing type

Detached

887 (35.5)

56.83 (1.02)

<0.001

50.40 (1.02)

0.252

18.19 (1.02)

<0.001

16.64 (1.02)

0.036

24.84 (1.02)

<0.001

22.97 (1.02)

0.082

 

Multiplex

451 (18.1)

51.47 (1.03)

53.57 (1.03)

 

16.36 (1.02)

17.06 (1.02)

22.42 (1.03)

 

23.34 (1.02)

 

Apartment

1159 (46.4)

48.09 (1.02)

50.45 (1.02)

 

15.04 (1.02)

15.83 (1.01)

20.86 (1.02)

 

21.89 (1.02)

Female

MnBP

MEOHP

MEHHP

Crude

Adjusted

Crude

Adjusted

Crude

Adjusted

Variable

Category

N (%)

GM (±SE)

p-value

GM (±SE)

p-value

GM (±SE)

p-value

GM (±SE)

p-value

GM (±SE)

p-value

GM (±SE)

p-value

Age of building

10 yrs↓

429 (15.8)

59.87 (1.04)

0.002§

60.58 (1.04)

0.137*

21.17 (1.03)

<0.001§

21.71 (1.03)

<0.001*

27.44 (1.03)

<0.001§

28.22 (1.02)

0.002*

 

10-20 yrs

1102 (40.6)

63.62 (1.02)

64.01 (1.02)

21.78 (1.02)

22.07 (1.02)

28.27 (1.02)

28.67 (1.02)

 

20-30 yrs

705 (25.9)

66.66 (1.03)

66.62 (1.03)

23.20 (1.02)

23.78 (1.02)

30.91 (1.02)

30.91 (1.02)

 

30 yrs↑

478 (17.6)

68.43 (1.03)

66.35 (1.03)

26.11 (1.03)

24.75 (1.02)

33.72 (1.02)

31.79 (1.02)

Housing type

Detached

867 (32.5)

65.37 (1.02)

0.529

62.36 (1.02)

0.296

24.80 (1.02)

<0.001

23.08 (1.02)

0.091

32.43 (1.03)

<0.001

31.14 (1.02)

0.023

 

Multiplex

500 (18.8)

65.63 (1.03)

66.62 (1.03)

23.38 (1.02)

23.93 (1.02)

30.63 (1.02)

31.28 (1.02)

 

Apartment

1302 (48.8)

63.43 (1.02)

64.97 (1.02)

21.52 (1.01)

22.38 (1.01)

27.99 (1.02)

28.76 (1.02)

  1. *Adusted by age, BMI
  2. Adjusted by age, age of building, BMI
  3. Subjects who live in non-residential buildings were excluded from analysis
  4. §p for trend