Table 4.
Association between arsenic exposure categorized above/below 50 μg/l and self-reported symptoms during pregnancy in 1,262 women recruited in Bangladesh from multiple logistic regression models (2008–2011)
| |
Any symptom |
Cold/flu/infection |
Nausea/vomiting |
Abdominal cramping |
Severe headache |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Crude OR |
Adjusted OR |
Crude OR |
Adjusted OR |
Crude OR |
Adjusted OR |
Crude OR |
Adjusted OR |
Crude OR |
Adjusted OR |
|
| (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | |
| Water arsenic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Above 50 μg/L |
2.76 (1.98, 3.83) |
2.11 (1.47, 3.02) |
0.87 (0.60, 1.26) |
0.78 (0.52, 1.16) |
1.85 (1.40, 2.43) |
1.47 (1.09, 1.98) |
2.19 (1.63, 2.94) |
1.79 (1.31, 2.45) |
1.34 (1.01, 1.78) |
1.25 (0.92, 1.71) |
| Below 50 μg/L | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adjusted models include age, BMI, second-hand smoke exposure, maternal educational status, parity, anemia status, ferritin status, type of sanitation used at home, use of herbal remedy or medication, and household income.