Table 2. Crude and adjusted odds ratios (95% CIs) for the associations between prenatal arsenic exposure and adverse pregnancy outcomes.
| Model | Urinary total arsenic (μg/g creatinine) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| 17 – 555 | 556 – 3,712 | P-value | |
| Any adverse pregnancy outcome | |||
| Unadjusted | 1 (ref) | 1.53 (1.00, 2.35) | 0.05 |
| Adjusted for maternal age | 1 (ref) | 1.58 (1.02, 2.42) | 0.04 |
| Fully adjusteda | 1 (ref) | 1.59 (1.02, 2.46) | 0.04 |
| Stillbirth/spontaneous abortion | |||
| Unadjusted | 1 (ref) | 1.50 (0.92, 2.45) | 0.10 |
| Adjusted for maternal age | 1 (ref) | 1.51 (0.93, 2.47) | 0.10 |
| Fully adjusteda | 1 (ref) | 1.57 (0.96, 2.56) | 0.07 |
| Stillbirth | |||
| Unadjusted | 1 (ref) | 2.41 (1.00, 5.85) | 0.05 |
| Adjusted for maternal age | 1 (ref) | 2.41 (0.99, 5.85) | 0.05 |
| Fully adjustedb | 1 (ref) | 2.50 (1.04, 6.01) | 0.05 |
| Spontaneous abortion | |||
| Unadjusted | 1 (ref) | 1.26 (0.72, 2.20) | 0.41 |
| Adjusted for maternal age | 1 (ref) | 1.27 (0.72, 2.24) | 0.42 |
| Fully adjusteda | 1 (ref) | 1.33 (0.76, 2.32) | 0.32 |
| Therapeutic/elective abortion | |||
| Unadjusted | 1 (ref) | 1.67 (0.75, 3.73) | 0.21 |
| Adjusted for maternal age | 1 (ref) | 1.69 (0.75, 3.81) | 0.21 |
| Fully adjusteda | 1 (ref) | 1.58 (0.70, 3.56) | 0.27 |
Adjusted for maternal age (years), maternal education (years), BEST treatment assignment, and skin lesion severity.
Adjusted for maternal age (years), maternal education (years), BEST treatment assignment, skin lesion severity, parity, and previous stillbirth.