Table 4.
Relationship between breast milk lead (μg/L, 1 month postpartum) and infant blood lead (μg/dL, 3 months of age).
Predictor | Estimate (95% CI) | p-Value | Partial R2 |
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ap = 0.06 for interaction between breast milk lead and breastfeeding status. | |||
Unadjusted (n = 60) | |||
Breast milk | 1.8 (1.1, 2.6) | < 0.0001 | 0.3 |
Adjusted (n = 60) | |||
Breast milk | 1.8 (1.1, 2.6) | < 0.0001 | 0.3 |
Breastfeeding (months) | 0.3 (–0.6, 0.8) | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Stratified modela | |||
Breastfed in preceding month (n = 29) | |||
Breast milk | 2.2 (1.1, 3.3) | 0.0001 | 0.4 |
Not breastfed in preceding month (n = 31) | |||
Breast milk | 1.1 (0.01, 2.2) | 0.04 | 0.1 |