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Table 3 Linear regression analysis of log(triglycerides) on 2,4-D and covariates for ages 20-59, NHANES III, 1988-1994.

From: Perturbation of lipids and glucose metabolism associated with previous 2,4-D exposure: a cross-sectional study of NHANES III data, 1988-1994

Independent variables

All available subjects (n = 708)

Susceptible subpopulations

  

HbA1c > 5.1%

T4 ≤ 8.5 μg/dl

  

(n = 345)

(n = 344)

 

Estimate (95% CI)

Estimate (95% CI)

Estimate (95% CI)

Intercept

6.993

6.575

6.976

 

(6.296, 7.690)a

(5.525, 7.624)a

(5.929, 8.023)a

2,4-D, binary

1.804

3.119

1.791

 

(0.410, 3.199)c

(0.958, 5.279)b

(-0.180, 3.761)

Log(HDL) for 2,4-D < LOD

-0.644

-0.570

-0.660

 

(-0.791, -0.497)a

(-0.798, -0.342)a

(-0.879, -0.440)a

Log(HDL) for 2,4-D ≥ LOD

-1.119

-1.378

-1.150

 

(-1.467, -0.771)a

(-1.908, -0.847)a

(-1.635, -0.664)a

Log (urinary creatinine)

-0.026

-0.001

0.006

 

(-0.080, 0.028)

(-0.082, 0.081)

(-0.076, 0.088)

Gender

0.034

0.004

0.006

 

(-0.043, 0.112)

(-0.111, 0.120)

(-0.114, 0.126)

Age (years)

0.007

0.008

0.008

 

(0.004, 0.011)a

(0.003, 0.013)b

(0.003, 0.013)b

Non-Hispanic Black

-0.130

-0.119

-0.160

 

(-0.219, -0.041)b

(-0.255, 0.016)

(-0.292, -0.027)c

Mexican American

0.079

0.130

0.099

 

(-0.014, 0.172)

(-0.016, 0.276)

(-0.053, 0.251)

Other ethnicity

0.185

0.077

0.359

 

(-0.033, 0.402)

(-0.226, 0.380)

(0.040, 0.677)c

Past smoker

0.019

-0.012

0.040

 

(-0.079, 0.117)

(-0.154, 0.130)

(-0.104, 0.183)

Active smoker

0.103

0.028

0.080

 

(0.022, 0.183)b

(-0.093, 0.148)

(-0.043, 0.202)

BMI 25-29 kg/m2

0.242

0.245

0.296

 

(0.159, 0.325)a

(0.117, 0.373)a

(0.173, 0.419)a

BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2

0.346

0.277

0.315

 

(0.248, 0.444)a

(0.140, 0.415)a

(0.162, 0.468)a

Alcohol consumption

0.056

0.094

0.050

 

(-0.071, 0.184)

(-0.088, 0.275)

(-0.117, 0.217)

Income ≥ 20K (%)

-0.015

0.045

0.003

 

(-0.090, 0.060)

(-0.064, 0.154)

(-0.113, 0.119)

Hours of fasting

-0.014

-0.013

-0.020

 

(-0.022, -0.006)a

(-0.025, -0.001)c

(-0.032, -0.007)b

  1. a p ≤ 0.001, b p ≤ 0.01, c p ≤ 0.05
  2. P-values for the interaction term log(HDL)*2,4-D are 0.01 for all subjects, 0.005 for subjects with HbA1c > 5.1%, and 0.06 for subjects with T4 ≤ 8.5 μg/dl.