a significant trendp = 0.02
A similar relationship was observed when comparing females in the highest (≥ 5.62 ng/mL) versus lowest quartile (< 0.27 ng/mL) of EP in both unadjusted and adjusted models (FOR = 0.66; 95% CI: 0.47, 0.93, and aFOR = 0.66; 95% CI: 0.46, 0.95, respectively), reflecting in a significant trend ( p = 0.02).