Table 5

Prevalence ratios for upper quartile (with first quartile used as reference) for multivariate associations between urinary phthalates and phenols and depression

UnadjustedModel 1*Model 2†Model 3‡
Phthalatesn=3342n=3117n=2747n=2710
Monocarboxynonyl Phthalate0.91 (0.57 to 1.46)1.04 (0.68 to 1.59)0.96 (0.60 to 1.55)0.93 (0.58 to 1.48)
Monocarboxyoctyl Phthalate0.91 (0.56 to 1.48)1.06 (0.69 to 1.63)1.08 (0.68 to 1.71)1.05 (0.66 to 1.66)
Mono-2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl phthalate0.84 (0.51 to 1.38)0.89 (0.53 to 1.51)0.76 (0.42 to 1.35)0.76 (0.42 to 1.37)
Mono-N-butyl phthalate1.65 (0.98 to 2.76)1.35 (0.78 to 2.36)1.17 (0.63 to 2.17)1.14 (0.65 to 1.99)
Mono-(3-carboxypropyl) phthalate1.34 (0.82 to 2.21)1.45 (0.88 to 2.40)1.20 (0.67 to 2.13)1.18 (0.67 to 2.07)
Monoethyl phthalate1.48 (0.94 to 2.34)1.26 (0.76 to 2.08)1.18 (0.72 to 1.96)1.28 (0.77 to 2.11)
Mono-(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate0.94 (0.55 to 1.61)0.96 (0.55 to 1.68)0.86 (0.46 to 1.59)0.79 (0.43 to 1.45)
Mono-(2-ethyl)-hexyl phthalate0.91 (0.50 to 1.63)0.93 (0.50 to 1.73)0.94 (0.48 to 1.85)0.96 (0.49 to 1,87)
Mono-N-methyl phthalate§0.86 (0.57 to 1.30)0.82 (0.56 to 1.20)0.72 (0.52 to 0.98)0.73 (0.54 to 1.01)
Mono-isononyl phthalate¶1.27 (0.65 to 2.50)1.45 (0.76 to 2.79)1.50 (0.73 to 3.06)1.38 (0.70 to 2.73)
Mono-(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate0.93 (0.53 to 1.63)0.99 (0.55 to 1.78)0.89 (0.45 to 1.78)0.84 (0.44 to 1.59)
Mono-benzyl phthalate1.51 (0.85 to 2.69)1.28 (0.66 to 2.46)1.02 (0.48 to 2.14)0.99 (0.52 to 1.88)
Mono-isobutyl phthalate1.54 (0.88 to 2.69)1.34 (0.77 to 2.33)1.13 (0.58 to 2.18)1.11 (0.60 to 2.06)
Phenolsn=5160n=4775n=4202n=4185
Bisphenol A1.44 (0.98 to 2.10)1.22 (0.80 to 1.85)1.00 (0.64 to 1.55)0.94 (0.60 to 1.46)
Benzophenone-30.47 (0.33 to 0.67)0.54 (0.37 to 0.80)0.55 (0.34 to 0.88)0.55 (0.34 to 0.88)
4-tert-octylphenol¶1.47 (10.7 to 2.02)1.35 (0.95 to 1.92)1.35 (0.94 to 1.95)1.34 (0.93 to 1.94)
Triclosan0.52 (0.40 to 0.69)0.63 (0.47 to 0.84)0.65 (0.46 to 0.91)0.66 (0.47 to 0.93)
Butyl paraben§1.00 (0.72 to 1.41)0.92 (0.66 to 1.28)0.94 (0.66 to 1.34)0.96 (0.67 to 1.37)
Ethyl paraben§0.83 (0.62 to 1.09)0.74 (0.56 to 0.99)0.73 (0.55 to 0.97)0.76 (0.57 to 1.00)
Methy paraben1.04 (0.73 to 1.48)0.75 (0.49 to 1.15)0.77 (0.51 to 1.18)0.76 (0.50 to 1.14)
Propyl paraben1.13 (0.87 to 1.64)0.91 (0.59 to 1.40)1.03 (0.68 to 1.58)1.02 (0.67 to 1.54)
  • *Adjusted for demographics and socioeconomic status (age, sex, poverty, family income, ethnicity and country of birth).

  • †Adjusted for the above, cotinine levels and chronic medical illness.

  • ‡Adjusted for the above and blood levels of cholesterol, glucose and creatinine.

  • §Only three groups formed because of the lack of granularity in data.

  • ¶Only two groups formed because of the lack of granularity in data.