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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 23.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Sci Technol. 2011 Jul 13;45(15):6553–6560. doi: 10.1021/es104295m

Table 4.

Results from Multiple Regression Analyses of Log-Transformed Total PBDE Levels (ng/g lipid) and Exposure Factors in Pregnant Women (n = 352)a

% change
(95% CI)
p-value
Years residing in the U.S. (continuous) 4.0 (2.8, 5.3) <0.001
Prepregnancy BMI
 (overweight/obese (≥25))
16.1 (−4.9, 41.7) 0.14
Weight gained during pregnancy (kg) −1.1 (−2.7, 0.32) 0.20
No. pieces of stuffed furniture in
 home (≥3)
26.8 (2.0, 57.5) 0.03
SES (at or below poverty threshold) −1.3 (−18.6, 19.8) 0.87
a

Model R-squared = 0.15.