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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants (N = 6528)

From: Association between pyrethroid exposure and osteoarthritis: a national population-based cross-sectional study in the US

Characteristics

Non-OA

(n = 5878)

OA

(n = 650)

P-value

Age years, mean

42.69

59.72

< 0.01

Urinary volume-based 3-PBA, n (%)

0.04

Q1

1475 (26.14)

140 (22.73)

 

Q2

1416 (24.82)

156 (26.23)

 

Q3

1498 (24.73)

153 (21.15)

 

Q4

1487 (24.31)

201 (29.90)

 

Urinary creatinine-corrected 3-PBA, n (%)

< 0.01

Q1

1523 (26.36)

117 (18.01)

 

Q2

1485 (25.15)

145 (22.98)

 

Q3

1448 (24.43)

185 (26.57)

 

Q4

1420 (24.05)

203 (32.44)

 

Sex, n (%)

< 0.01

Male

3054 (51.51)

220 (31.33)

 

Female

2824 (48.49)

430 (68.67)

 

Race/ethnicity, n (%)

< 0.01

Hispanic

1549 (14.49)

91 (4.63)

 

Non-Hispanic black

1172 (10.56)

87 (5.89)

 

Non-Hispanic white

2644 (68.46)

436 (84.44)

 

Others race

513 (6.50)

36 (5.04)

 

Education, n (%)

0.31

Less than high school graduate

1418 (16.08)

125 (13.56)

 

High school graduate or GED

1297 (21.56)

140 (20.56)

 

Some college or above

3163 (62.36)

385 (65.87)

 

Family income–to-poverty ratio

< 0.01

< 1.30

1829 (21.73)

164 (15.12)

 

1.30–3.49

2134 (33.91)

258 (38.43)

 

≥ 3.50

1915 (44.36)

228 (46.45)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

< 0.01

< 25

1910 (93.23)

132 (6.77)

 

≥ 25

3968 (87.80)

518 (12.20)

 

Smoking status, n (%)

< 0.01

Never

3245 (55.59)

309 (48.53)

 

Former

1290 (21.77)

231 (36.13)

 

Current

1343 (22.64)

110 (15.34)

 

Alcohol, n (%)

< 0.01

Never

800 (11.51)

95 (13.08)

 

Former

959 (13.53)

156 (21.88)

 

Mild

1839 (34.32)

239 (38.72)

 

Moderate

942 (16.98)

97 (15.51)

 

Heavy

1338 (23.66)

63 (10.81)

 

LTPA, n (%)

0.13

Inactive

2654 (43.84)

339 (47.38)

 

Active

3224 (56.16)

311 (52.62)

 

Hypertension, n (%)

< 0.01

No

3828 (70.14)

221 (39.69)

 

Yes

2050 (29.86)

429 (60.31)

 

DMs, n (%)

< 0.01

Normal

4699 (84.67)

431 (72.39)

 

Prediabetes

412 (6.19)

62 (9.15)

 

Diabetes

765 (9.14)

157 (18.46)

 
  1. The bold values mean statistical significance
  2. Abbreviations: OA, osteoarthritis; 3-PBA, 3-phenoxybenzoic acid; LTPA, leisure-time physical activity; Q, quartile; BMI, body mass index; DMs, diabetes mellitus status; 3-PBA, 3-phenoxybenzoic acid