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. 2023 Dec 1;15:188. doi: 10.1186/s13148-023-01601-x

Table 3.

Associations between PM2.5 exposure and individual placental types estimated using Beta regressions

Effect of PM2.5 Syncytiotrophoblasts Trophoblasts Stromal Endothelial Hofbauer nRBC
Overall
T1  − 0.019 (− 0.080, 0.041) 0.128 (− 0.008, 0.264)  − 0.023 (− 0.071, 0.025) 0.032 (− 0.029, 0.092)  − 0.024 (− 0.223, 0.175) 0.001 (− 0.055, 0.056)
T2 0.018 (− 0.026, 0.061)  − 0.02 (− 0.119, 0.079)  − 0.027 (− 0.061, 0.007)  − 0.029 (− 0.073, 0.015) 0.105 (− 0.038, 0.248) 0.027 (− 0.013, 0.067)
T3  − 0.010 (− 0.062, 0.042)  − 0.033 (− 0.153, 0.088) 0.026 (− 0.015, 0.066) 0 (− 0.052, 0.052)  − 0.042 (− 0.212, 0.128)  − 0.023 (− 0.070, 0.025)
Females
T1 0.027 (− 0.060, 0.115) 0.027 (− 0.162, 0.217)  − 0.065 (− 0.128, − 0.001)  − 0.002 (− 0.077, 0.073)  − 0.221 (− 0.502, 0.059)  − 0.001 (− 0.074, 0.072)
T2 0.055 (− 0.010, 0.120)  − 0.109 (− 0.251, 0.033)  − 0.054 (− 0.102, − 0.007)  − 0.033 (− 0.089, 0.024) 0.079 (− 0.128, 0.286) 0.032 (− 0.023, 0.087)
T3  − 0.025 (− 0.107, 0.057)  − 0.021 (− 0.203, 0.162) 0.028 (− 0.031, 0.087) 0.028 (− 0.043, 0.098)  − 0.008 (− 0.271, 0.254)  − 0.088 (− 0.159, − 0.017)
Males
T1  − 0.078 (− 0.162, 0.005) 0.273 (0.081, 0.465) 0.037 (− 0.034, 0.107) 0.056 (− 0.039, 0.151) 0.221 (− 0.063, 0.505) 0 (− 0.081, 0.081)
T2  − 0.030 (− 0.088, 0.028) 0.069 (− 0.070, 0.207) 0.009 (− 0.040, 0.059)  − 0.021 (− 0.087, 0.045) 0.173 (− 0.027, 0.374) 0.024 (− 0.032, 0.081)
T3 0.023 (− 0.042, 0.089)  − 0.088 (− 0.247, 0.072) 0.012 (− 0.043, 0.066)  − 0.027 (− 0.102, 0.049)  − 0.131 (− 0.358, 0.096) 0.025 (− 0.037, 0.088)

All estimates are reported in log-odds scale and rounded to the third decimal point, in parenthesis are the 95% bootstrap confidence intervals. p-values < 0.05 are highlighted in bold. T1: 1st trimester, T2: 2nd trimester, T3: 3rd trimester, nRBC: nucleated red blood cells