Table 5.
Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (p-value) of association between maternal serum Al, the status of selected essential elements, maternal covariates, and infant anthropometry.
| Covariates | Birth Weight (g) | Birth Length (cm) | Birth Head Circumference (cm) | Maternal Serum Al (ug/L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal serum Al | 0.087 (0.207) | −0.057 (0.409) | 0.128 (0.064) | - |
| Maternal urine Al | 0.037 (0.593) | 0.071 (0.305) | 0.052 (0.455) | −0.222 (0.001) * |
| Maternal urine Al/Creatinine corrected | 0.020 (0.775) | 0.024 (0.731) | 0.055 (0.426) | −0.266 (<0.001) * |
| Maternal serum Cu | −0.144 (0.037) * | −0.152 (0.028) * | −0.067 (0.335) | −0.187 (0.007) * |
| Maternal serum Zn | −0.047 (0.499) | −0.013 (0.850) | 0.051 (0.464) | 0.007 (0.917) |
| Maternal serum Se | 0.114 (0.099) | 0.094 (0.175) | 0.075 (0.279) | −0.022 (0.750) |
| Maternal blood Mn | −0.123 (0.076) | −0.024 (0.730) | −0.095 (0.172) | −0.168 (0.015) * |
| Age | 0.241 (<0.001) * | 0.207 (0.003) * | 0.053 (0.448) | −0.076 (0.270) |
| Parity | 0.171 (0.013) * | 0.124 (0.072) | 0.053 (0.444) | 0.006 (0.930) |
| Maternal weight | 0.175 (0.011) * | 0.150 (0.030) * | 0.043 (0.537) | −0.010 (0.882) |
| Maternal height | 0.237 (<0.001) * | 0.069 (0.320) | 0.052 (0.452) | 0.001 (0.988) |
* Statistically significant.