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.