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Table 2 Model parameter estimates of concentrations of arsenicals in urinea

From: Biological and behavioral factors modify urinary arsenic metabolic profiles in a U.S. population

Parameter

Arsenical

Log10 (TiAs)

Log10 (MMA)

Log10 (DMA)

Log10 (USAs)

Intercept

Untreated tap

−1.068* (0.504)

−1.337* (0.453)

−1.70** (0.382)

−1.208* (0.382)

Filtered

−1.328* (0.574)

−1.561* (0.506)

−2.068** (0.439)

−1.529*** (0.436)

Other treatment

−0.382 (0.448)

−0.703 (0.410)

−1.077* (0.344)

−0.568 (0.344)

Bottled

−0.291 (0.447)

−0.699 (0.405)

−1.05* (0.339)

−0.529 0.338)

Transformed Water TAs Slope

Untreated tap

0.813** (0.121)

0.817** (0.105)

0.776** (0.091)

0.791** (0.091)

Filtered

0.978** (0.177)

0.945** (0.152)

0.978** (0.138)

0.969** (0.136)

Other treatment

0.342*** (0.088)

0.346** (0.081)

0.305** (0.067)

0.317** (0.068)

Bottled

0.289*** (0.074)

0.345** (0.065)

0.309** (0.055)

0.306** (0.055)

Log10 (Water TAs offset)

1.244** (0.220)

1.20** (0.194)

1.206** (0.175)

1.212** (0.172)

Log10 (Tap water consumption)

0.102* (0.033)

0.139** (0.029)

0.136** (0.024)

0.130** (0.024)

Log10 (Creatinine)

0.580** (0.046)

0.714** (0.041)

0.732** (0.033)

0.706** (0.033)

Gender (Female = 1, Male = 0)

−0.049 (0.027)

−0.061* (0.024)

0.056* (0.020)

0.023 (0.020)

Log10 (BMI)

−0.147 (0.156)

−0.628* (0.140)

−0.072 (0.118)

−0.164 (0.117)

Log10 (Age)

−0.360* (0.169)

0.101 (0.150)

0.211 (0.129)

0.118 (0.129)

Log10 (Cotinine)

0.054** (0.012)

0.031* (0.011)

0.023* (0.009)

0.029* (0.009)

Fish or shellfish consumption within 48 h

0.030 (0.028)

0.011 (0.025)

0.039 (0.021)

0.034 (0.021)

  1. aParameter estimates with standard errors in parentheses. Significance levels for estimates: P < 0.0001-***; 0.0001 < P < 0.001-**; 0.05 > P > 0.001-*