Table 4 Odds ratios (95% CI) of RA associated with co-exposure to urinary VOCs by WQS and qgcomp analyses in total population and subgroups.

From: Association between urinary volatile organic compounds metabolites and rheumatoid arthritis among the adults from NHANES 2011–2018

 

WQS

qgcomp

OR (95%CI)

p

OR (95%CI)

p

Total

    

Model I

1.22 (1.00-1.48)

0.049

1.12 (0.93–2.53)

0.231

Model II

1.39 (1.07–1.80)

0.013

1.30 (1.05–2.86)

0.016

Age 20–59

    

Model I

1.88 (1.31–2.70)

0.000

1.63 (1.18–3.27)

0.003

Model II

1.7 (1.1–2.62)

0.017

1.91 (1.33–3.47)

0.000

Age ≥ 60

    

Model I

1.03 (0.81–1.32)

0.804

1.01 (0.78–2.18)

0.941

Model II

0.98 (0.71–1.53)

0.903

0.98 (0.74–2.09)

0.884

  1. Model I did not adjust for any covariates.
  2. Model II adjusted for all covariates, included age, gender, education, race, hypertension, diabetes, alcohol, smoke, BMI, ALB, ALT, AST, ALP, GGT, TB, BUN, Cr.