Table 4.
Odds ratio of log10 maternal contaminant concentrations and elevated (≥0.5 ku/L) cord blood concentrations of IgE
|
Chemical
(μg/L) |
N |
Unadjusted
OR (95 % CI) |
Adjusted
OR (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pesticides | |||
| Organochlorine Pesticides a | |||
| Trans-nonachlor | 1232 | 0.81 (0.59-1.03) | 0.86 (0.51-1.10) |
| DDE | 1233 | 0.93 (0.75-1.12) | 1.00 (0.79-1.20) |
| Hexachlorobenzene (binary) | 1232 | 0.87 (0.62-1.20) | 0.89 (0.62-1.27) |
| Oxychlordane | 1231 | 0.84 (0.61-1.07) | 1.01 (0.62-1.40) |
| Organophosphate Pesticide Metabolites b | |||
| Dimethylphosphate (DMP) | 1229 | 0.97 (0.85-1.10) | 1.01 (0.81-1.21) |
| Diethylphosphate (DEP) | 1230 | 0.91 (0.78-1.04) | 0.88 (0.69-1.08) |
| Dimethylthiphosphate (DMTP) | 1227 | 0.98 (0.88-1.07) | 0.92 (0.79-1.06) |
| Diethylthiophosphate (DETP) | 1229 | 0.99 (0.84-1.13) | 0.95 (0.70-1.19) |
| ƩDMP&DMTP | 1226 | 0.96 (0.84-1.08) | 1.00 (0.81-1.11) |
| ƩDEP&DETP | 1229 | 0.95 (0.81-1.09) | 0.86 (0.70-1.01) |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls a | |||
| PCB 118 | 1233 | 0.98 (0.74-1.23) | 1.08 (0.68-1.49) |
| PCB 138 | 1233 | 0.96 (0.75-1.17) | 1.11 (0.81-1.40) |
| PCB 153 | 1233 | 0.96 (0.76-1.17) | 1.08 (0.82-1.33) |
| PCB 180 | 1233 | 0.93 (0.75-1.11) | 1.07 (0.82-1.33) |
| ƩPCB (non-dioxin – 138,153,180) | 1233 | 0.95 (0.74-1.16) | 1.07 (0.81-1.33) |
| Metals c | |||
| Lead | 1241 | 0.92 (0.63-1.23) | 0.98 (0.66-1.30) |
| Cadmium | 1241 | 0.90 (0.72-1.09) | 0.91 (0.73-1.10) |
| Arsenic | 1241 | 1.16 (0.90-1.41) | 1.20 (0.93-1.47) |
| Mercury | 1241 | 0.95 (0.81-1.09) | 1.00 (0.84-1.15) |
aadjusted for age and lipids, badjusted for age and specific gravity, cadjusted for age