Table 3.
Unadjusted associations of each birth outcome with PBDEs (nanograms per gram lipid)a (N = 136).
| BDE 47
|
BDE 99
|
BDE 100
|
BDE 153
|
ΣPBDE
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coef. (95% CI) | Coef. (95% CI) | Coef. (95% CI) | Coef. (95% CI) | Coef. (95% CI) | |
| Head circumference, cm | −0.17 (−0.36, 0.01) | −0.16 (−0.34, 0.03) | −0.1 (−0.32, 0.12) | −0.32 (−0.53, −0.12) | −0.23 (−0.44, −0.02) |
| Birth weight, g | −24.75 (−74.77, 25.28) | −13.17 (−65.59, 39.24) | −16.15 (−73.82, 41.51) | −50.73 (−110.5, 9.03) | −31.9 (−89.2, 25.41) |
| Birth weight percentile for gestational age | −1.19 (−4.23, 1.85) | −1.39 (−4.66, 1.87) | −0.75 (−4.27, 2.78) | −2.95 (−6.59, 0.69) | −1.85 (−5.35, 1.65) |
| Birth length, cm | −0.1 (−0.37, 0.17) | −0.02 (−0.29, 0.25) | 0.03 (−0.28, 0.33) | −0.13 (−0.44, 0.18) | −0.11 (−0.41, 0.2) |
Abbreviations: Coef., coefficient; CI, confidence interval.
a
Simple linear regression models estimating the relationship between PBDEs and each birth outcome. The logarithm base 2 was taken for all PBDEs. Log transformed PBDEs were centered at their mean.