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. 2025 Aug 12;17(8):mfaf031. doi: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfaf031

Table 2.

Logistic regression results for the dependent variable ‘Neonate admitted into the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)’

Neonate admitted into the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) (ref.: Yes) Total N = 698; Ref. N = 56; Contrast N = 642
Metal element OR 95% CI P-value q-value
Aluminium (µg/L) 0.73 0.41, 1.12 0.2 0.6
Antimony (µg/L) 0.88 0.62, 1.21 0.4 0.7
Barium (µg/L) 0.71 0.41, 1.09 0.2 0.5
Boron (µg/L) 0.96 0.64, 1.38 0.8 >0.9
Calcium (µg/L) 1.23 0.72, 2.21 0.5 0.7
Chromium (µg/L) 0.99 0.52, 1.68 >0.9 >0.9
Cobalt (µg/L) 0.89 0.52, 1.35 0.7 0.9
Copper (µg/L) 1.13 0.79, 1.60 0.5 0.7
Iron (µg/L) 1.29 0.90, 1.77 0.13 0.5
Magnesium (µg/L) 0.61 0.39, 0.94 0.029* 0.3
Manganese (µg/L) 1.1 0.61, 2.02 0.8 >0.9
Phosphorus (µg/L) 2.83 1.75, 4.67 <0.001*** 0.001
Potassium (µg/L) 1.01 0.56, 1.61 >0.9 >0.9
Rubidium (µg/L) 0.74 0.48, 1.12 0.2 0.5
Selenium (µg/L) 0.63 0.35, 1.09 0.11 0.5
Strontium (µg/L) 1.19 0.83, 1.55 0.3 0.7
Zinc (µg/L) 0.96 0.65, 1.35 0.8 >0.9

OR = Odds ratio, CI = confidence interval.

*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.

False discovery rate correction for multiple testing.