Table 4.
Unadjusted associations of each birth outcome with OH-BDEs (nanograms per gram lipid)a (N = 56).
| 4′-OH-BDE-49
|
6′-OH-BDE-47
|
ΣOH-BDE
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Coef. (95% CI) | Coef. (95% CI) | Coef. (95% CI) | |
| Head circumference, cm | −0.08 (−0.23, 0.08) | −0.07 (−0.24, 0.09) | −0.13 (−0.33, 0.07) |
| Birth weight, g | −5.01 (−55.7, 45.68) | −6.39 (−48.28, 35.49) | −10.61 (−70.94, 49.72) |
| Birth weight percentile for gestational age | 0.02 (−3.23, 3.27) | −0.13 (−2.74, 2.48) | −0.36 (−4.01, 3.28) |
| Birth length, cm | −0.05 (−0.27, 0.18) | −0.04 (−0.26, 0.18) | −0.1 (−0.37, 0.18) |
Abbreviations: Coef., coefficient; CI, confidence interval.
a
Simple linear regression models estimating the relationship between OH-BDEs and each birth outcome. The logarithm base 2 was taken for all OH-BDEs. Log transformed OH-BDEs were centered at their mean.