Table 4.
β (95% CIs) for associations of PFOA and long-chain PFCAs with weight z-score and height z-score on average during childhood by children’s sex in the Taiwan Maternal and Infant Cohort Study, 2000–2001.
| Prenatal exposure | Weight z-scorea | Height z-scorea |
|---|---|---|
| Female | ||
| PFOA | –0.14 (–0.39, 0.11) | –0.15 (–0.38, 0.08) |
| PFNA | –0.20 (–0.42, 0.01) | –0.21 (–0.42, 0.00) |
| PFDeA | –0.32 (–0.63, 0.00)* | –0.52 (–0.80, –0.24)** |
| PFUnDA | –0.15 (–0.28, –0.02)* | –0.14 (–0.27, –0.01)* |
| PFDoDA | –0.30 (–0.55, –0.06)* | –0.25 (–0.49, 0.00)* |
| Male | ||
| PFOA | 0.03 (–0.11, 0.18) | 0.01 (–0.24, 0.25) |
| PFNA | 0.01 (–0.13, 0.15) | –0.15 (–0.37, 0.08)b |
| PFDeA | 0.09 (–0.09, 0.26) | –0.05 (–0.34, 0.23) |
| PFUnDA | 0.01 (–0.07, 0.10) | –0.08 (–0.22, 0.06) |
| PFDoDA | 0.06 (–0.08, 0.20) | –0.17 (–0.40, 0.06)b |
| aValues listed were β (95% CIs) from mixed linear regression models, which were adjusted for family annual income, maternal age upon delivery, maternal education, maternal previous live children, and maternal prepregnancy BMI. bSignificant interactions between prenatal PFCAs and child age were found for these models; estimates do not adequately characterize the associations. *p < 0.05. **p < 0.01. | ||