Bisphenol A and Metabolic Syndrome: Results from NHANES

Table 2

Association between bisphenol A and metabolic syndrome.

Bisphenol A (ng/mL)	Sample size	Age, sex-adjusted OR	Multivariable-adjusted OR
	(% MetS)	(95% CI)^a	(95% CI)^a,b
Tertile 1 (<1.40)	695 (30.0)	1 (referent)	1 (referent)
Tertile 2 (1.40–3.40)	704 (34.9)	1.26 (0.95–1.68)	1.24 (0.93–1.65)
Tertile 3 (>3.40)	705 (38.9)	1.53 (1.09–2.15)	1.51 (1.07–2.12)
𝑃-trend		0.01	0.02

^aOR (95% CI): odds ratio (95% confidence interval).
^bAdjusted for age (years), gender (male, female), race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic Whites, non-Hispanic Blacks, Mexican Americans, and others), annual household income, smoking (never, former, and current), alcohol intake (nondrinker, moderate drinker, and heavy drinker), moderate physical inactivity (absent, present), and urinary creatinine (mg/dL).