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Table 4 Associations between standardized metabolic score, glyphosate exposure and covariates (n = 5224). The models were adjusted for sex (ref. Male), age category (ref. 10–19 years), race-ethnicity (ref. Non-Hispanic White), scaled BMI, standardized creatinine, and standardized income-poverty ratio

From: Associations between urine glyphosate levels and metabolic health risks: insights from a large cross-sectional population-based study

Covariate

Level/Reference

Estimate

95% CI

p value

(Intercept)

 

-0.604

-0.681, -0.527

 < 0.0001

Glyphosate

Categorized by Quartile

Ref: Quartile 1

Quartile 2

0.092

0.029, 0.155

0.0043

Quartile 3

0.185

0.119, 0.250

 < 0.0001

Quartile 4

0.177

0.107, 0.248

 < 0.0001

BMI

(standardized)

0.352

0.328, 0.376

 < 0.0001

Creatinine

(sqrt, standardized)

-0.067

-0.094, -0.040

 < 0.0001

Sex (Female)

Reference Male

-0.233

-0.278, -0.188

 < 0.0001

Age Category

Ref: 10–19 years

20–39 years

0.180

0.114, 0.247

 < 0.0001

40–59 years

0.702

0.634, 0.770

 < 0.0001

 > 60 years

1.072

1.004, 1.139

 < 0.0001

Race/Ethnicity

Ref: Non-Hispanic White

Mexican American

0.175

0.108, 0.242

 < 0.0001

Other Hispanic

0.147

0.069, 0.224

0.0002

Black

0.135

0.074, 0.197

0.0002

Asian

0.193

0.117, 0.269

 < 0.0001

Multi

0.187

0.081, 0.293

0.00055

Income-Poverty Ratio

(standardized)

-0.049

-0.072, -0.027

0.00002