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. 2018 Sep 30;15(10):2153. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15102153

Table 3.

Results of the mixed model for the log of children’s blood lead concentrations.

Variable Coefficient Standard Error 95% Confidence Interval
No use of Pb-glazed ceramics −0.11 0.02 −0.15, −0.07 ***
Lead in air 0.32 0.07 0.18, 0.44 ***
Child’s age
 2 years old 0.11 0.02 0.07, 0.16 ***
 3 years old 0.28 0.03 0.21, 0.35 ***
 4 years old 0.33 0.05 0.24, 0.42 ***
 5 years old 0.19 0.06 0.08, 0.31 ***
Lead in air × child’s age
 2 years old 0.09 0.05 −0.01, 0.20 *
 3 years old −0.02 0.09 −0.19, 0.15
 4 years old 0.08 0.12 −0.15, 0.31
 5 years old 0.49 0.20 0.09, 0.89 **
Year of sample collection −0.07 0.01 −0.09, −0.05 ***
Cohort
 Cohort B 0.17 0.05 0.06, 0.28 **
 Cohort C 0.18 0.10 −0.02, 0.37 *
 Cohort D 0.27 0.14 −0.00, 0.53 *
 Cohort E 0.11 0.22 −0.32, 0.53
Maternal education
 Elementary 0.32 0.27 −0.21, 0.86
 Technical elementary 0.27 0.27 −0.26, 0.80
 Middle school 0.22 0.27 −0.31, 0.75
 Technical middle school 0.07 0.27 −0.46, 0.61
 Highs school or college −0.09 0.29 −0.67, 0.47
Sex (female) −0.03 0.02 −0.07, 0.01

*** p value < 0.001, ** p value < 0.05, * p value < 0.1.