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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Res. 2017 Jul 4;158:358–365. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.06.036

Table 5.

Adjusted association between a ten-fold increase in wind-adjusted fumigant use (kg) within 8-km of residences and BASC Attention Problems and Hyperactivity Standardized Scores at 7-years.

Maternal Reporta Teacher Reportb

Attention Problems Hyperactivity Attention Problems Hyperactivity

N β (95%CI) p β (95%CI) p N β (95%CI) p β (95%CI) p
Prenatal Exposure
  Methyl Bromide 284 0.1 (−1.1,1.4) 0.83 0.0 (−0.9,1.0) 0.95 234 0.0 (−1.0,1.1) 0.94 0.1 (−1.2,1.5) 0.8 7
  Chloropicrin 284 −0.2 (−1.3,0.9) 0.71 0.1 (−0.7,0.9) 0.77 234 0.0 (−0.9,0.9) 0.96 0.2 (−1.0, 1.3) 0.78
  Metam Sodium 284 0.0 (−1.0,0.9) 0.93 0.5 (−0.3,1.2) 0.23 234 0.5 (−0.3,1.2) 0.23 −0.3 (−1.4,0.7) 0.53
  1,3-DCP 284 −0.1 (−1.1,0.9) 0.86 0.4 (−0.5,1.2) 0.39 234 −0.1 (−1.0,0.7) 0.73 −0.5 (−1.6,0.6) 0.39
Postnatal Exposure
  Methyl Bromide 255 −0.5 (−2.5,1.4) 0.60 −0.5 (−2.1,1.0) 0.49 211 −0.6 (−2.3,1.1) 0.51 −0.5 (−2.6,1.6) 0.66
  Chloropicrin 255 −0.4 (−2.1,1.3) 0.64 0.2 (−1.0,1.5) 0.72 211 −0.1 (−1.6,1.3) 0.85 0.0 (−1.8,1.8) 1.00
  Metam Sodium 255 0.5 (−1.2,2.3) 0.55 −0.1 (−1.4,1.2) 0.88 211 −0.2 (−1.7,1.2) 0.75 0.4 (−1.4,2.3) 0.64
  1,3-DCP 255 0.7 (−2.1,3.6) 0.61 −1.1 (−3.2,1.1) 0.34 211 −0.7 (−3.1,1.8) 0.59 −0.2 (−3.2,2.8) 0.8 9
a

Adjusted for sex, age at assessment, maternal country of birth, maternal depression and HOME score at 7-years, prenatal DAPs and OP use.

b

Adjusted for sex, age at assessment, maternal country of birth, HOME score at 7-years, prenatal DAPs and OP use.