Table 6.
Model # | Predictor | Estimate | p-value | R-square value | Adjusted R-square value |
1 | Consumption of local non-chicken eat (y/n) | 0.59 | 0.017 | 0.56 | 0.52 |
log (PCB 118) (ng/g lipid) | 0.63 | <0.001 | |||
2 | Age (years) | 0.40 | <0.001 | 0.56 | 0.46 |
Weeks of gestation | -0.11 | 0.005 | |||
Consumption of local dairy (y/n) | -0.76 | 0.037 | |||
Consumption of local non-chicken meat (y/n) | 0.90 | <0.001 | |||
Monthly family income level (ordinal, low, med, high) | -0.27 | 0.020 |
Abbreviations: Log, logarithm base 10
aSum of dioxin-like compounds includes PCDDs, PCDFs, and coplanar PCBs
N = 26 for model 1; N = 29 for model 2. Missing data for 3 boys on lipid-adjusted PCB 118, and one boy on questionnaire items (medical history, diet).
Model 1: best fit multivariate model including PCB 118 data.
Model 2: best fit multivariate model (forward and backward selection) not including PCB 118.