Research Article

Relationship of Urinary Phthalate Metabolites with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Oxidative Stress Markers in Children and Adolescents

Table 6

Association between phthalate concentrations with health behaviors based on multiple linear regression.

Health behaviorsMMPMBPMEHPMBZPMEOHPMEHHP
β (S.E)B (S.E)β (S.E)β (S.E)β (S.E)β (S.E)

Physical activity
Low (n = 52)Ref.
Moderate (n = 39)−6.291 (5.422)0.246−43.93 (33.09)0.184−27.25 (27.91)0.329−27.65 (39.25)0.481−63.44 (29.46)0.031−22.82 (29.10)0.433
High (n = 17)2.924 (7.151)0.683−12.66 (43.64)0.772−42.87 (36.81)0.24415.20 (51.77)0.769−34.69 (38.86)0.372−37.00 (38.38)0.335
Shower times per week
2 times (n = 60)Ref.
3 times (n = 29)8.378 (5.779)0.14710.94 (35.60)0.75922.44 (29.90)0.45312.42 (41.98)0.76779.15 (30.75)0.01036.79 (30.98)0.235
>4 times (19)6.268 (6.727)0.351−2.401 (41.44)0.954−15.38 (34.80)0.659−24.12 (48.86)0.622−36.14 (35.80)0.313−10.39 (36.06)0.773
Toy materials
Plastic (n = 86)Ref.
Metallic (n = 22)7.304 (6.133)0.23455.31 (37.25)0.138−0.241 (31.73)0.99439.28 (44.28)0.37570.43 (33.26)0.05450.92 (32.64)0.119
Cosmetic consumption
Yes (n = 97)Ref.
No (n = 11)−3.173 (8.214)0.699−22.71 (50.06)0.650−46.47 (42.02)0.269−63.98 (58.85)0.277−3.079 (45.20)0.94631.71 (43.84)0.469
Special drug
Yes (n = 19)Ref.
No (n = 89)2.149 (6.526)0.74227.24 (39.72)0.493−21.51 (33.50)0.52137.23 (46.87)0.42710.59 (35.89)0.768−4.965 (34.91)0.887
Plastic packing use
Yes (n = 64)Ref.
No (n = 44)−2.396 (5.054)0.6356.996 (30.84)0.8210.756 (26.01)0.97712.24 (36.40)0.737−17.61 (27.77)0.52640.21 (26.77)0.133
Bottled beverage use
Low (n = 84)Ref.
Moderate (n = 23)8.722 (5.971)0.1446.663 (37.05)0.85813.68 (31.23)0.66127.55 (43.44)0.5266.500 (33.32)0.84537.31 (32.23)0.247
High (n = 1)