Phthalate exposure and blood pressure in U.S. children aged 8–17 years (NHANES 2013–2018)

Table 5 Associations between WQS index and BP indices from the NHANES 2013–2018 (n = 1,036)

Models	Population		Systolic BP	Diastolic BP	Mean arterial pressure
Models	Population		Adjusted β (95% CI)
Negative	Total		− 0.005(− 0.008, − 0.002)**	− 0.007( − 0.013, − 0.001)*	− 0.001(− 0.009, − 0.002)**
	Sex
		Males (n = 508)^b	− 0.004(-0.009, 0.000)	− 0.010(− 0.019, − 0.001)**	− 0.007(− 0.012, − 0.002)*
		Females (n = 528)^b	− 0.006(− 0.011, − 0.001)*	− 0.006(− 0.010, 0.000)	− 0.005(− 0.010, 0.000)
	Age
		8–12 (n = 506)^c	− 0.007(− 0.078, − 0.069)**	− 0.008(− 0.001, − 0.069)*	− 0.007(− 0.012, − 0.003)**
		13–17 (n = 530)^c	− 0.004(− 0.008, 0.000)	− 0.012(− 0.020, − 0.003)**	− 0.008(− 0.013, − 0.022)**

^aAdjusted for age, sex, race, waist, BMI, serum cotinine level, and family income to poverty ratio, and NHANES cycles
^bAdjusted for age, race, waist, BMI, serum cotinine level, and family income to poverty ratio, and NHANES cycles
^c Adjusted for sex, race, waist, BMI, serum cotinine level, and family income to poverty ratio, and NHANES cycles
^*P < 0.05
^**P < 0.01

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