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Table 3 Dietary intake of bisphenols (ng/day) by foods groups according to cases and controls for females

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

 

Controls (n = 86)

Cases (n= 58)

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

67

350.48 (188.51 – 645.51)

2894.15 (1435.76 – 4418.16)

43

169.12 (88.66 – 393.05)

1878.41 (105.65 – 4310.55)

0.037

 Meat and eggs

80

113.69 (88.85 – 136.65)

231.79 (162.11 – 350.19)

46

130.14 (99.66 – 154.37)

319.55 (176.59 – 381.01)

0.046

 Fish

77

20.51 (7.15 – 31.50)

1540.59 (7.72 – 3283.92)

51

21.45 (7.15 – 31.95)

3249.68 (1527.10 – 9749.03)

0.139

 Vegetables

66

190.99 (114.40 – 271.98)

161.28 (24.50 – 345.31)

42

187.20 (114.91 – 261.85)

53.49 (21.74 – 331.14)

0.277

 Fruits

77

188.65 (118.73 – 273.13)

499.77 (227.94 – 684.51)

49

155.72 (88.34 – 265.89)

665.86 (110.34 – 829.26)

0.729

 Legumes

85

7.15 (4.02 – 8.58)

3.22 (1.81 – 3.86)

58

8.58 (4.69 – 10.01)

3.86 (2.11 – 4.50)

0.040

 Cereals

82

33.43 (19.37 – 49.57)

7.47 (4.93 – 11–54)

56

29.90 (16.25 – 54.80)

8.69 (4.78 – 14.98)

0.270

 Pastries

82

11.55 (4.02 – 21.56)

48.94 (0.75 – 103.89)

56

8.48 (3.35 – 17.81)

48.94 (0.50 – 103.95)

0.901

 Processed

84

44.33 (27.58 – 63.09)

83.16 (44.25 – 125.40)

55

58.18 (38.62 – 81.77)

103.30 (80.94 – 163.40)

0.016

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

86

7145.99 (4897.58 – 11,475.55)

58

7753.50 (4199.40 – 11,572.26)

0.883

BPS

 Dairy products

67

350.48 (188.51 – 645.51)

128.67 (84.52 – 199.70)

43

169.12 (88.66 – 393.05)

110.40 (60.54 – 170.98)

0.333

 Meat and eggs

80

113.69 (88.85 – 136.65)

228.94 (118.39 – 550.87)

46

130.14 (99.66 – 154.37)

530.23 (126.10 – 570.77)

0.211

 Fish

77

20.51 (7.15 – 31.50)

320.82 (2.57 – 683.34)

51

21.45 (7.15 – 31.95)

671.92 (316.32 – 2015.76)

0.139

 Vegetables

66

190.99 (114.40 – 271.98)

4499.82 (2043.49 – 15,006.69)

42

187.20 (114.91 – 261.85)

4153.59 (1878.64 – 14,942.34)

0.529

 Fruits

77

188.65 (118.73 – 273.13)

634.01 (339.35 – 815.61)

49

155.72 (88.34 – 265.89)

622.20 (223.47 – 832.98)

0.447

 Legumes

85

7.15 (4.02 – 8.58)

1.07 (0.60 – 1.29)

58

8.58 (4.69 – 10.01)

1.29 (0.70 – 1.50)

0.040

 Cereals

82

33.43 (19.37 – 49.57)

5.01 (2.91 – 8.79)

56

29.90 (16.25 – 54.80)

4.46 (2.39 – 8.45)

0.419

 Pastries

82

11.55 (4.02 – 21.56)

6.21 (1.61 – 8.18)

56

8.48 (3.35 – 17.81)

5.70 (1.36 – 7.78)

0.286

 Processed

84

44.33 (27.58 – 63.09)

209.02 (101.62 – 620.04)

55

58.18 (38.62 – 81.77)

211.10 (102.56 – 1678.06)

0.339

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

86

8327.37 (4871.06 – 17,848.19)

58

8018.65 (4006.48 – 18,378.72)

0.896

Total Bisphenols

 Dairy products

67

350.48 (188.51 – 645.51)

3077.55 (1542.62 – 4648.94)

43

169.12 (88.66 – 393.05)

2007.60 (439.50 – 4385.58)

0.047

 Meat and eggs

80

113.69 (88.85 – 136.65)

451.44 (287.68 – 889.87)

46

130.14 (99.66 – 154.37)

860.06 (329.93 – 954.74)

0.120

 Fish

77

20.51 (7.15 – 31.50)

1861.42 (10.30 – 3967.26)

51

21.45 (7.15 – 31.95)

3921.60 (1843.42 – 11,764.79)

0.139

 Vegetables

66

190.99 (114.40 – 271.98)

5041.14 (2175.03 – 15,615.46)

42

187.20 (114.91 – 261.85)

4455.23 (1962.18 – 14,997.39)

0.508

 Fruits

77

188.65 (118.73 – 273.13)

1085.86 (521.59 – 1504.45)

49

155.72 (88.34 – 265.89)

1255.11 (412.61 – 1691.00)

0.653

 Legumes

85

7.15 (4.02 – 8.58)

4.29 (2.41 – 5.15)

58

8.58 (4.69 – 10.01)

5.15 (2.81 – 6.01)

0.040

 Cereals

82

33.43 (19.37 – 49.57)

14.16 (9.01 – 22.07)

56

29.90 (16.25 – 54.80)

13.65 (8.03 – 23.48)

0.916

 Pastries

82

11.55 (4.02 – 21.56)

52.90 (6.20 – 110.87)

56

8.48 (3.35 – 17.81)

50.55 (6.20 – 108.64)

0.911

 Processed

84

44.33 (27.58 – 63.09)

321.90 (182.62 – 910.17)

55

58.18 (38.62 – 81.77)

337.45 (187.10 – 1709.38)

0.240

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

86

18,734.76 (12,035.54 – 27,467.75)

58

17,738.61 (11,309.29 – 28,467.20)

0.971

  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