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Table 2 Dietary intake of bisphenols (ng/day) by foods groups according to cases and controls for males

From: Dietary bisphenols exposure as an influencing factor of body mass index

 

Controls (n = 93)

Cases (n = 66)

 

Food Group

n*

Food Intake (g/day), median (IQR)

Bisphenol Intake (ng/day), median (IQR)

n*

Food Intake (g/day), median (IQR)

Bisphenol Intake (ng/day), median (IQR)

p-valueb

BPA

 Dairy products

66

452.22 (207.12 – 635.55)

3269.61 (1578.70 – 5727.51)

55

306.54 (145.39 – 603.63)

1945.89 (637.83 – 4434.08)

0.226

 Meat and eggs

87

109.40 (90.29 – 140.87)

302.96 (166.16 – 369.05)

63

128.70 (105.44 – 156.05)

324.81 (173.75 – 410.31)

0.174

 Fish

79

21.45 (7.15 – 31.95)

1530.30 (4.52 – 6510.93)

60

7.15 (0.00 – 21.45)

1529.45 (0.00 – 3255.71)

0.440

 Vegetables

81

167.95 (108.73 – 227.25)

143.05 (21.19 -347.66)

48

158.98 (121.18 – 242.58)

37.71 (19.35 – 329.93)

0.355

 Fruits

86

198.06 (131.78 – 279.89)

428.27 (224.87 – 685.37)

55

132.99 (88.48 – 209.53)

392.31 (136.90 – 678.83)

0.250

 Legumes

93

7.15 (4.02- 8.58)

3.22 (1.81 – 3.86)

66

8.58 (7.15 – 10.01)

3.86 (3.22 – 4.50)

0.029

 Cereals

90

38.97 (25.47 – 60.64)

8.79 (5.37 – 12.66)

57

41.47 (17.16 – 58.58)

11.47 (3.12 – 15.32)

0.410

 Pastries

91

8.58 (4.02 – 22.66)

48.94 (0.91 – 104.46)

65

10.72 (4.02 – 25.74)

50.16 (4.80 – 105.78)

0.151

 Processed

91

49.22 (28.03 – 70.03)

83.09 (42.11 – 126.88)

58

69.97 (42.72 – 95.97)

127.76 (84.64 – 282.82)

 < 0.001

Total BPA (ng/day), median (IQR)

93

6923.59 (4350.94 – 12,926.03)

66

6141.03 (3889.25 – 11,877.11)

0.499

BPS

 Dairy products

66

452.22 (207.12 – 635.55)

133.54 (73.87 – 217.54)

55

306.54 (145.39 – 603.63)

143.80 (72.50 – 208.90)

0.889

 Meat and eggs

87

109.40 (90.29 – 140.87)

527.34 (131.33 – 557.47)

63

128.70 (105.44 – 156.05)

528.82 (183.32 – 573.08)

0.470

 Fish

79

21.45 (7.15 – 31.95)

317.39 (1.51 – 1347.70)

60

7.15 (0.00 – 21.45)

317.11 (0.00 – 673.93)

0.440

 Vegetables

81

167.95 (108.73 – 227.25)

3733.90 (1865.51 – 14,671.38)

48

158.98 (121.18 – 242.58)

3820.37 (1937.46 – 16,202.09)

0.727

 Fruits

86

198.06 (131.78 – 279.89)

625.95 (407.69 – 844.57)

55

132.99 (88.48 – 209.53)

501.67 (239.05 – 744.04)

0.047

 Legumes

93

7.15 (4.02- 8.58)

1.07 (0.60 – 1.29)

66

8.58 (7.15 – 10.01)

1.29 (1.07 – 1.50)

0.029

 Cereals

90

38.97 (25.47 – 60.64)

6.00 (3.82 – 9.52)

57

41.47 (17.16 – 58.58)

5.80 (1.79 – 9.03)

0.296

 Pastries

91

8.58 (4.02 – 22.66)

6.30 (5.70 – 11.98)

65

10.72 (4.02 – 25.74)

5.58 (1.29 – 9.74)

0.061

 Processed

91

49.22 (28.03 – 70.03)

208.74 (98.65 – 1724.47)

58

69.97 (42.72 – 95.97)

215.18 (206.12 – 630.24)

0.171

Total BPS (ng/day), median (IQR)

93

9900.40 (4377.91 – 17,097.21)

66

8200.62 (3710.95 – 19,262.03)

0.912

Total Bisphenols

 Dairy products

66

452.22 (207.12 – 635.55)

3462.56 (1938.17 – 5788.65)

55

306.54 (145.39 – 603.63)

2140.08 (691.06 – 4849.06)

0.215

 Meat and eggs

87

109.40 (90.29 – 140.87)

849.59 (291.53 – 918.30)

63

128.70 (105.44 – 156.05)

849.10 (351.28 – 985.52)

0.263

 Fish

79

21.45 (7.15 – 31.95)

1847.69 (6.03 – 7858.64)

60

7.15 (0.00 – 21.45)

1846.56 (0.00 – 3929.64)

0.440

 Vegetables

81

167.95 (108.73 – 227.25)

4466.05 (1983.23 – 14,857.90)

48

158.98 (121.18 – 242.58)

4388.35 (1986.72 – 16,268.10)

0.831

 Fruits

86

198.06 (131.78 – 279.89)

1037.94 (657.29 – 1664.25)

55

132.99 (88.48 – 209.53)

974.71 (415.52 – 1541.65)

0.181

 Legumes

93

7.15 (4.02- 8.58)

4.29 (2.41 – 5.15)

66

8.58 (7.15 – 10.01)

5.15 (4.29 – 6.01)

0.029

 Cereals

90

38.97 (25.47 – 60.64)

15.29 (9.17 – 22.18)

57

41.47 (17.16 – 58.58)

17.57 (5.25 – 26.11)

0.748

 Pastries

91

8.58 (4.02 – 22.66)

55.24 (6.20 – 114.09)

65

10.72 (4.02 – 25.74)

62.27 (33.87 – 117.90)

0.230

 Processed

91

49.22 (28.03 – 70.03)

318.04 (141.60 – 1755.18)

58

69.97 (42.72 – 95.97)

347.36 (290.71 – 1010.10)

0.105

Total Bisphenols (ng/day), median (IQR)

93

20,499.84 (10,410.41 – 29,284.01)

66

17,378.90 (9112.18 – 28,427.09)

0.912

  1. IQR interquartile range (percentile 25th – percentile 75th); bp-Values show bisphenols intake significant differences between cases and controls, by U de Mann–Whitney test; p-values ≤ 0.05 are highlighted in bold; BPA bisphenol A, BPS bisphenol S
  2. *n for consumers