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Table 3 P-interaction values with various subgroups

From: Association between probiotic consumption and serum perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): results from NHANES, 2003–2018

 

P values for the interaction

PFOA

PFNA

PFOS

PFHxS

Age

0.656

0.414

0.245

0.144

Gender

0.496

0.482

0.268

0.589

BMI

0.506

0.297

0.251

0.462

Race

0.009

0.038

0.092

0.330

Marital

0.593

0.662

0.207

0.631

Education

0.012

0.277

0.154

0.223

PIR

0.021

0.173

0.022

0.411

Fish

0.220

0.844

0.415

0.702

Meat

0.046

0.198

0.106

0.817

Egg

0.305

0.272

0.454

0.451

Energy

0.539

0.866

0.464

0.822

Dietary fiber

0.658

0.550

0.934

0.326

Dietary folate equivalent

0.097

0.989

0.801

0.730

Smoking status

0.620

0.541

0.633

0.167

Heavy alcohol consumption

0.335

0.118

0.036

0.235

NHANES wave

0.315

0.212

0.467

0.448

  1. BMI body mass index, NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, PFHxS perfluorohexane sulfonic acid, PFNA perfluorononanoic acid, PFOA perfluorooctanoic acid, PFOS perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, PIR poverty income ratio
  2. Meat (ounce/d)—Q1: < 2.19, Q2: 2.19–< 3.71, Q3: 3.71–< 5.74, Q4: 5.74+; Egg (ounce/d)—Q1: < 0.035, Q2: 0.035–< 0.230, Q3: 0.230–< 0.885, Q4: 0.885+; Energy (kcal/d)—Q1: < 1545, Q2: 1545–< 1972.5, Q3: 1972.5–< 2559, Q4: 2559+; Dietary fiber (g/d)—Q1: < 10.75, Q2: 10.75–< 15.25, Q3: 15.25–< 21.35, Q4: 21.35+; dietary folate equivalent (μg/d)—Q1: < 333, Q2: 333–< 466, Q3: 466–< 657, Q4: 657+
  3. Adjusted for age, gender, race, body mass index, highest educational level, marital status, poverty income ratio, smoking status, alcohol drinking, NHANES wave, and the intake of fish, meat, eggs, energy, dietary folate equivalent, and dietary fiber
  4. Bold type denotes P-interaction ≤ 0.05