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. 2010 Jan 4;118(5):712–719. doi: 10.1289/ehp.0901340

Table 6.

Association (95% CIs) between prenatal exposure to BDE-153 and indices of neurodevelopment at 12, 24, 36, 48, and 72 months of age.

Model 2b
Age (months) n Univariate Change in score per ln-unit Model 1a Change in score per ln-unit Change in score per ln-unit Change in score per increase from the 25th to 75th percentile (IQRc)
MDI 12 111 −0.24 (−1.74 to 1.26) 0.05 (−1.59 to 1.69) 0.02 (−1.65 to 1.68) 0.02 (−1.51 to 1.54)
24 113 −0.42 (−2.90 to 2.06) −1.26 (−3.68 to 1.17) −1.71 (−4.07 to 0.65) −1.57 (−3.73 to 0.60)
36 107 1.78 (−0.54 to 4.09) 0.29 (−2.17 to 2.75) −0.05 (−2.46 to 2.37) −0.05 (−2.25 to 2.17)

PDI 12 111 −1.44 (−3.65 to 0.77) −2.02 (−4.37 to 0.33) −1.95 (−4.34 to 0.43) −1.79 (−3.98 to 0.39)
24 111 0.90 (−1.12 to 2.92) 1.20 (−1.03 to 3.44) 1.21 (−1.06 to 3.49) 1.11 (−0.97 to 3.20)
36 102 −0.04 (−2.62 to 2.54) 0.04 (−2.96 to 3.05) 0.03 (−3.00 to 3.05) 0.03 (−2.75 to 2.79)

Full 48 97 −0.30 (−3.14 to 2.55) −2.69 (−5.17 to −0.21)* −3.09 (−5.64 to −0.54)* −2.83 (−5.17 to −0.49)*
72 92 0.02 (−3.28 to 3.32) −3.40 (−6.57 to −0.22)* −3.25 (−6.35 to −0.15)* −2.98 (−5.82 to −0.14)*

Verbal 48 97 0.24 (−2.63 to 3.12) −1.93 (−4.71 to 0.85) −2.46 (−5.32 to 0.41) −2.25 (−4.87 to 0.38)
72 92 1.74 (−1.82 to 5.29) −1.91 (−5.28 to 1.47) −1.79 (−5.05 to 1.47) −1.64 (−4.63 to 1.35)

Performance 48 97 −1.22 (−4.37 to 1.92) −3.46 (−6.36 to −0.57)* −3.62 (−6.62 to −0.63)* −3.32 (−6.07 to −0.58)*
72 92 −2.03 (−5.23 to 1.17) −4.35 (−7.63 to −1.06)* −4.19 (−7.48 to −0.89)* −3.84 (−6.85 to −0.82)*
a

Model 1 adjusted for age at testing, race/ethnicity, IQ of mother, sex of child, gestational age at birth, maternal age, ETS (yes/no), maternal education, material hardship, and breast-feeding.

b

Model 2 adjusted for all covariates in model 1 plus language and location of interview.

c

IQR for BDE-153 is 0.85 ng/g lipid.

*

CIs do not include 0.00.