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Table 5 Odds Ratiosa of poorer SRH for the environmental biomarker exposure domain

From: Factors associated with self-reported health: implications for screening level community-based health and environmental studies

 

N

Poorer SRHb

Fair/Poor SRHc

OR (95 % CI)

OR (95 % CI)

Does anyone smoke in the home? (y vs. n)

1369

1.54 (0.92,2.59)

NS

1.40 (0.65,3.02)

NS

Cotinine (ng/mL)

1372

1.12 (1.00,1.25)

NS

1.04 (0.90,1.20)

NS

Cadmium (μg/L)

1372

1.76 (1.14,2.74)

*

2.65 (1.36,5.14)

**

Lead (μg/dL)

1372

1.14 (0.99,1.30)

NS

1.28 (1.03,1.58)

*

Mercury, total (μg/L)

1372

0.91 (0.86,0.95)

****

0.75 (0.64,0.88)

***

Toluene (ng/mL)

1372

1.06 (1.03,1.10)

***

0.99 (0.89,1.11)

NS

Benzene (ng/mL)

1372

0.41 (0.15,1.16)

NS

0.59 (0.06,5.75)

NS

Toluene (below DL vs. above DL)

1372

1.61 (0.76,3.41)

NS

1.21 (0.53,2.77)

NS

Benzene (below DL vs. above DL)

1372

1.11 (0.87,1.40)

NS

0.92 (0.64,1.32)

NS

Environmental Score 1d

1372

    

 Pb & Cd > median vs. neither

374

1.37 (0.98,1.93)

NS

3.47 (2.26,5.34)

****

 Pb or Cd > median vs. neither

581

1.01 (0.76,1.34)

NS

1.87 (1.18,2.96)

**

Environmental Score 2e

1372

    

 Pb, Cd, & Hg > median vs. none

208

1.17 (0.80,1.71)

NS

2.25 (1.28,3.96)

**

 2 of Pb, Cd, or Hg > median vs. none

475

1.29 (0.81,2.04)

NS

1.98 (1.06,3.68)

*

 Pb, Cd, or Hg > median vs. none

445

1.20 (0.78,1.84)

NS

1.68 (0.88,3.20)

NS

Environmental Score 3f

1372

    

 Benzene & Toluene > median vs. neither

400

1.22 (0.92,1.63)

NS

1.21 (0.75,1.94)

NS

 Benzene or Toluene > median vs. neither

452

1.20 (0.88,1.65)

NS

1.05 (0.60,1.84)

NS

  1. NS not significant; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; ****p < 0.0001
  2. aOdds Ratios adjusted for age and sex
  3. bOR estimated with ordinal logistic regression of the 5 point response scale of excellent to poor self-reported health
  4. cOR estimated with logistic regression on a binary SRH outcome that collapses excellent, very good, and good into one category and fair and poor into a second category
  5. dPb and Cd (1 if > median of nonsmokers)
  6. ePb, Cd, and Hg (1 if > median of nonsmokers)
  7. fBenzene and toluene (1 if > median of nonsmokers)