[RESULTS] After adjusting for potential confounders , compared with the first quartile ( 0.071 ng/mL ) , the overall adjusted odds ratios ( OR ) of serum BPA concentration in the third and fourth quartiles ( 0.319-0 .745 and 0.746 ng/mL , respectively ) for IFG were 1.72 ( 95 % confidence interval [ CI ] 1.19 , 2.49 ) and 1.23 ( 95 % CI 0.80 , 1.89 ) , respectively ; for diabetes , the adjusted OR were 1.88 ( 95 % CI 1.18 , 2.99 ) and 1.83 ( 95 % CI 1.12 , 2.95 ) , respectively , with a slightly stronger association among men than in women .