Table 5 Fixed effects from multilevel models, stratified by baseline exposure above/below the median

From: Flame retardant exposure assessment: findings from a behavioral intervention study

  

Above the median

Below the median

Hand wipe compounda

    
 

Intervention*, **

Percent change

95% Confidence interval

Percent change

95% Confidence interval

TCEP

Week 1, hand washing**

−56.65

(−79.4, −9.52)

97.31

(10.52, 252.54)

Week 1, house cleaning

−44.25

(−74.84, 23.37)

54.98

(−11.31, 169.12)

Week 2, combined

−36.22

(−66.04, 19.72)

45.44

(−9.52, 133.96)

TCIPP

Week 1, hand washing*

−38.63

(−64.3, 5.13)

81.76

(6.18, 209.57)

Week 1, house cleaning

−7.66

(−51.81, 76.83)

−7.91

(−41.73, 44.77)

Week 2, combined

−23.70

(−52.29, 22.14)

19.01

(−22.89, 84.04)

TDCIPP

Week 1, hand washing

−22.71

(−55.07, 32.31)

109.09

(17.35, 274.34)

Week 1, house cleaning

0.02

(−37.5, 60.00)

−22.78

(−60.54, 52.2)

Week 2, combined**

−37.10

(−58.93, −2.96)

17.98

(−29.53, 97.39)

TPHP

Week 1, hand washing

−30.29

(−72.75, 78.6)

18.07

(−39.35, 129.33)

Week 1, house cleaning

1.38

(−51.81, 111.7)

2.64

(−55.96, 138.69)

Week 2, combined*

−46.98

(−73.82, 7.25)

32.97

(−25.92, 138.69)

ΣAlt-BFR

Week 1, hand washing*

−44.61

(−69.58, 1.01)

84.30

(10.52, 206.49)

Week 1, house cleaning

−16.35

(−45.12, 27.12)

−17.37

(−58.52, 64.87)

Week 2, combined

−16.88

(−44.01, 23.37)

16.56

(−26.66, 84.04)

ΣBDE

Week 1, hand washing

11.90

(−37.5, 99.37)

19.58

(−19.75, 78.6)

Week 1, house cleaning

−16.10

(−50.34, 41.91)

50.58

(−5.82, 141.09)

Week 2, combined

−15.701

(−46.21, 32.31)

−2.02

(−29.53, 36.34)

BDE 209

Week 1, hand washing

−47.03

(−76.54, 19.72)

79.00

(−12.19, 266.93)

Week 1, house cleaning**

−57.63

(−81.36, −3.92)

39.10

(−30.23, 177.32)

Week 2, combined**

−58.63

(−79.4, −16.47)

32.06

(−24.42, 131.64)

  

Above the median

Below the median

Urinary analyteb

    
 

Intervention*, **

Percent change

95% Confidence interval

% Change

95% Confidence interval

BCIPP

Week 1, hand washing**

−72.72

(−85.04, −49.34)

42.59

(−48.83, 293.54)

Week 1, house cleaning**

−77.36

(−90.93, −40.55)

41.84

(−25.17, 169.12)

Week 2, combined

−34.22

(−59.34, 16.18)

−9.93

(−52.76, 71.6)

DPHP

Week 1, hand washing

−1.79

(−45.12, 84.04)

−24.72

(−61.33, 47.7)

Week 1, house cleaning

37.08

(−25.92, 156)

−23.51

(−60.15, 46.23)

Week 2, combined**

140.56

(37.71, 322.07)

31.35

(−22.12, 122.55)

BDCIPP

Week 1, hand washing

−26.85

(−50.34, 17.35)

65.82

(−6.76, 194.47)

Week 1, house cleaning

−28.44

(−59.34, 25.86)

95.345

(23.37, 209.57)

Week 2, combined**

−36.76

(−55.07, −3.92)

29.78

(−13.93, 97.39)

BCIPHIPP

Week 1, hand washing**

−46.85

(−63.21, −17.3)

−11.42

(−55.96, 78.6)

Week 1, house cleaning**

−74.31

(−83.47, −58.1)

−5.88

(−50.34, 78.6)

Week 2, combined**

−62.38

(−72.75, −45.12)

−21.85

(−55.51, 36.34)

ip-DPHP

Week 1, hand washing

−33.10

(−59.34, 17.35)

10.94

(−47.8, 133.96)

Week 1, house cleaning**

−52.01

(−69.88, −16.47)

−6.19

(−55.07, 95.42)

Week 2, combined

−27.68

(−50.34, 15.03)

17.36

(−36.24, 115.98)

tbutyl-DPHP

Week 1, hand washing**

−56.28

(−77.69, −10.42)

−40.60

(−69.88, 16.18)

Week 1, house cleaning

−16.65

(−55.07, 58.41)

9.06

(−47.27, 124.79)

Week 2, combined*

32.02

(−66.71, 4.08)

−20.16

(−54.62, 40.49)

  1. aAll hand wipe models control for time since last hand wash and hours at home
  2. bAll urine models control for hours at home
  3. *p-Value <0.10
  4. **p-Value <0.05