Table 4

 Crude and adjusted associations of serum total DDT with any short menstrual cycle (<21 days) in the year before

ExposuresShort menstrual cycle
n (%)Crude OR (95% CI)Adjusted* OR (95% CI)
*Adjusted for age, age squared, BMI, education, passive smoke exposure.
DDT (ng/g)
    1st quartile (low) (n = 116)7 (6.0)1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)
    2nd quartile (n = 117)9 (7.7)1.30 (0.47 to 3.61)1.15 (0.41 to 3.23)
    3rd quartile (n = 117)12 (10.3)1.78 (0.68 to 4.69)1.71 (0.64 to 4.60)
    4th quartile (high) (n = 116)21 (18.1)3.44 (1.40 to 8.45)2.78 (1.07 to 7.14)
    Trendp = 0.003p = 0.016
Linear DDT (per 10 ng/g)49 (10.5)1.21 (1.04 to 1.40)1.16 (0.99 to 1.36)