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. 2018 Feb 27;126(2):027013. doi: 10.1289/EHP2534

Table 5.

Adjusted difference in neonatal T4 (μg/dL) per IQR increase in prenatal plasma PFAS concentrations in all neonates and stratified by sex.

PFAS All (n=465)a,b Male (n=236) Female (n=229)
Beta (95% CI) Beta (95% CI) Beta (95% CI)
PFOS 0.10 (0.46, 0.25) 0.24 (0.76, 0.29) 0.02 (0.48, 0.52)
PFOA 0.41 (0.88, 0.06) 0.69 (1.44, 0.07) 0.25 (0.85, 0.36)
PFHxS 0.15 (0.38, 0.08) 0.46 (0.83, 0.10) 0.07 (0.23, 0.37)
PFNA 0.05 (0.29, 0.39) 0.27 (0.84, 0.30) 0.23 (0.20, 0.66)
EtFOSAA 0.08 (0.27, 0.11) 0.20 (0.30, 0.71) 0.12 (0.32, 0.08)
MeFOSAA 0.12 (0.43, 0.18) 0.08 (0.45, 0.29) 0.28 (0.86, 0.30)

Note: Adjusted for maternal age, race/ethnicity, smoking status, parity, gestational week at maternal blood draw, cesarean delivery, gestational age, and age at heel stick. EMM z-test p-values: EtFOSAA, 0.23; MeFOSAA, 0.31; PFHxS, 0.02; PFNA, 0.10; PFOA, 0.23; PFOS, 0.30.

a

Additionally adjusted for infant sex.

b

n=15 participants excluded due to missing covariate data.