Table 2.
Associations between fetal and maternal biomarkers.
| Unadjusted associations |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal | ||||||
| Fetal | mercury | fish meals per day | Total IgG | Total IgM | Total ANA | ANA IgG |
| mercury | 0.71 (0.54, 0.89) | 0.36 (−0.07, 0.80) | ||||
| maternal fish meals per day | 0.54 (0.10, 0.97) | |||||
| Total IgG | 0.60 (0.25, 0.96) | 0.40a (0.19, 0.62)b | ||||
| Total IgM | 0.001 (−0.05, 0.06) | 0.02 (−0.10, 0.14) | ||||
| Total ANA | 0.70c (0.45, 1.09) | 1.05c (1.02, 1.08) | ||||
| ANA IgG | 0.67c (0.43, 1.05) | 1.04c (1.00, 1.08) | ||||
| Adjusted associations | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal | ||||||
| Fetal | mercury | fish meals per day | Total IgG | Total IgM | Total ANA | ANA IgG |
| mercury | 0.71 (0.53, 0.89) | 0.35 (−0.12, 0.81) | ||||
| maternal fish meals per day | 0.58 (0.11, 1.04) | |||||
| Total IgG | 0.61 (0.21, 1.02) | 0.41 (0.18, 0.64) | ||||
| Total IgM | 0.01 (−0.05, 0.07) | 0.03 (−0.11, 0.16) | ||||
| Total ANA | 0.67c (0.41, 1.10) | 1.05c (1.02, 1.08) | ||||
| ANA IgG | 0.62c (0.37, 1.05) | 1.05c (1.00, 1.09) | ||||
Values reported for adjusted cord blood biomarkers.
a
r, correlation coefficient;
b
95% CI;
c
OR, odds ratio. Lower panel: adjusted for maternal age, education level, and residence. For ease of viewing, significant correlations are included in bolded font and logistic regression analyses are shaded.