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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2018 Sep 21;30(1):137–148. doi: 10.1038/s41370-018-0069-2

Table 3:

The difference in estimated phthalate exposure between specific medical equipment-exposed and non-exposed participants.

ln (molar sum DEHP (ng/ml)) Average adjusted WQS based on NNNS Attention subscale performance
N(exposed) Beta 95% CI P-value Beta 95% CI P-value
PIV 35 0.67 0.33,1.01 <0.001* 1.37 0.37, 2.36 0.007*
Invasive respiratory support 81 0.35 0.05, 0.65 0.023* 0.74 −0.14, 1.61 0.101
Noninvasive respiratory support 19 0.84 0.38,1.30 <0.001* 2.06 0.72, 3.40 0.003*
Feeding tube 126 0.28 −0.14, 0.70 0.190 0.85 −0.35, 2.06 0.163
Central line 25 0.56 0.13, 0.94 0.014* 0.74 −0.42, 1.90 0.213
Incubator 101 0.56 0.25, 0.87 <0.001* 1.46 0.56, 2.37 0.002*
*

p<0.05

Models adjusted for the following covariates: gestational age at birth, status as small for gestational age at birth, and infant gender.