Table 3.
Offspring weaning weight from maternal lead exposure.
| Exposure (ppm) | All live pups; g (SD) | All male; g (SD) | All female; g (SD) | a/a pups; g (SD) | a/a males; g (SD) | a/a females; g (SD) | Avy/a pups; g (SD) | Avy/a males; g (SD) | Avy/a females; g (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 8.68 (1.4) | 8.73 (1.4) | 8.64 (1.4) | 8.57 (1.3) | 8.55 (1.1) | 8.6 (1.5) | 8.8 (1.5) | 8.97 (1.7) | 8.68 (1.3) |
| 2.1 | 8.78 (1.5) | 8.93 (1.6) | 8.55 (1.4) | 8.97 (1.1) | 9.14 (1.1) | 8.74 (1.0) | 8.61 (1.8) | 8.76 (1.9) | 8.37 (1.7) |
| 16 | 9.02 (1.4) | 9.37 (1.3) | 8.41 (1.4) | 8.93 (1.4) | 9.51 (1.2) | 8.35 (1.4) | 9.09 (1.4) | 9.29 (1.3) | 8.5 (1.6) |
| 32 | 9.11 (1.5) | 9.39 (1.3) | 8.72 (1.6) | 8.99 (1.3) | 9.22 (1.2) | 8.63 (1.5) | 9.2 (1.6) | 9.54 (1.5) | 8.78 (1.7) |
| Linear trend p-value | 0.15 | 0.03* | 0.89 | 0.30 | 0.04* | 0.83 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.79 |
*
p < 0.05 compared with control exposure group.
a/a: Wild-type; Avy: Viable yellow agouti; SD: Standard deviation.