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. 2014 May 2;122(8):873–879. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1306758

Table 3.

Adjusted associations [β (95%CI)]a of ln-transformed POPs concentrations in cord serum and GWG according to prepregnancy BMI categories.

BMI category (kg/m2) ∑PCBsb ∑BDEsc 4,4´-DDEd 4,4´-DDTe HCBb β-HCHb
All population –0.01 (–0.02, –0.002) –0.02 (–0.05, 0.008) –0.016 (–0.03, –0.003) –0.013 (–0.03, 0.005) –0.012 (–0.03, 0.001) –0.03 (–0.06, –0.003)
Underweight (< 18.5) 0.042 (–0.06, 0.14) –0.12 (–0.35, –0.003) 0.02 (–0.06, 0.11) 0.043 (–0.12, 0.21) 0.03 (–0.22, 0.28) 0.006 (–0.28, 0.29)
Normal (18.5–25) –0.009 (–0.02, 0.003) –0.02 (–0.04, –0.006) –0.02 (–0.04, –0.005) –0.015 (–0.04, 0.008) –0.009 (–0.03, 0.006) –0.02 (–0.06, 0.009)
Overweight (25–30) –0.02 (–0.05,– 0.0003) 0.003 (–0.04, 0.04) –0.009 (–0.03, 0.01) 0.0001 (–0.04, 0.04) –0.024 (–0.05, 0.004) –0.06 (–0.14, 0.02)
Obese (> 30) –0.03 (–0.06, –0.0002) 0.02 (–0.04, 0.09) –0.01 (–0.04, 0.02) –0.03 (–0.09,–0.02) –0.008 (–0.04, 0.03) –0.05 (–0.13, 0.03)
aβ coefficient per unit of log ng/g lipids. bAdjusted for maternal age, total fish consumption, and maternal concentrations at first trimester of pregnancy. cAdjusted for total fish consumption and maternal concentrations at first trimester of pregnancy. dAdjusted for maternal age, total fish consumption, education, and maternal concentrations at first trimester of pregnancy. eAdjusted for maternal age and maternal concentrations at first trimester of pregnancy.