TABLE 3.
ORs and 95% CIs for a One Interquartile Range Increase in Prenatal Exposure to Ambient Air Toxics and Yolk Sac Tumors in Young California Children (1984–2013).
| Exposure agent | Yolk Sac Tumors | Exposure Window (Buffer Distance: 4km) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases (n=99) | Controls (n=155,191) |
First Trimester |
Second Trimester | Entire Pregnancy | |||||||
| OR [95% CI]* | OR [95% CI]* | OR [95% CI]* | |||||||||
| Factor 1: Traffic-related air toxics | |||||||||||
| Benzene | 10 | 21,762 | 1.06 [0.49, 2.30] | 1.68 [1.02, 2.78] | 1.76 [0.89, 3.47] | ||||||
| 1,3-Butadiene | 10 | 21,770 | 0.97 [0.43, 2.19] | 1.80 [1.02, 3.16] | 2.08 [0.85, 5.07] | ||||||
| Dichloromethane | 9 | 20,308 | 1.07 [0.84, 1.36] | 1.05 [0.83, 1.35] | 1.31 [0.85, 2.02] | ||||||
| Ethyl benzene | 9 | 18,508 | 1.15 [0.76, 1.75] | 1.41 [1.09, 1.84] | 2.29 [1.17, 4.49] | ||||||
| Meta/Para-xylene | 8 | 17,007 | 1.06 [0.53, 2.10] | 1.59 [1.02, 2.49] | 1.58 [0.86, 2.90] | ||||||
| Ortho-xylene | 9 | 19,402 | 1.28 [0.70, 2.33] | 1.77 [1.16, 2.71] | 1.89 [1.08, 3.32] | ||||||
| Lead | 9 | 15,839 | 0.97 [0.55, 1.69] | 1.19 [0.74, 1.89] | 1.13 [0.59, 2.13] | ||||||
| Perchloroethylene | 9 | 20,057 | 1.05 [0.81, 1.36] | 1.08 [0.90, 1.28] | 1.17 [0.80, 1.71] | ||||||
| Styrene | 7 | 13,205 | 0.83 [0.37, 1.89] | 1.05 [0.68, 1.63] | 0.87 [0.36, 2.14] | ||||||
| Toluene | 9 | 19,602 | 1.36 [0.71, 2.59] | 1.82 [1.10, 3.03] | 2.13 [1.05, 4.31] | ||||||
| Carbon monoxide | 40 | 65,064 | 1.01 [0.70, 1.45] | 1.09 [0.77, 1.53] | 0.93 [0.60, 1.42] | ||||||
| Nitric oxide | 41 | 64,220 | 0.97 [0.71, 1.31] | 1.00 [0.75, 1.33] | 0.78 [0.51, 1.20] | ||||||
| Nitrogen dioxide | 42 | 64,729 | 0.77 [0.47, 1.26] | 0.69 [0.42, 1.14] | 0.57 [0.33, 0.99] | ||||||
| Nitrogen oxides | 41 | 63,593 | 0.93 [0.65, 1.35] | 0.95 [0.66, 1.36] | 0.73 [0.46, 1.17] | ||||||
| Factor 2: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | |||||||||||
| Benzo(a)pyrene | 7 | 16,477 | 0.92 [0.50, 1.67] | 0.85 [0.42, 1.72] | 0.90 [0.40, 2.06] | ||||||
| Benzo(b)fluoranthene | 9 | 19,188 | 0.67 [0.27, 1.70] | 0.81 [0.40, 1.63] | 0.71 [0.29, 1.70] | ||||||
| Benzo(g,h,i)perylene | 9 | 18,355 | 0.55 [0.19, 1.65] | 0.89 [0.43, 1.85] | 0.77 [0.28, 2.15] | ||||||
| Benzo(k)fluoranthene | 9 | 19,188 | 0.74 [0.33, 1.64] | 0.83 [0.44, 1.57] | 0.73 [0.31, 1.72] | ||||||
| Dibenz(a,h)anthracene | 9 | 18,355 | 0.71 [0.35, 1.47] | 0.42 [0.09, 2.08] | 0.40 [0.09, 1.67] | ||||||
| Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene | 9 | 18,355 | 0.63 [0.23, 1.71] | 0.81 [0.38, 1.72] | 0.75 [0.30, 1.84] | ||||||
| Toxics not loaded on a factor | |||||||||||
| Acetaldehyde | 9 | 20,708 | 0.26 [0.07, 0.94] | 0.68 [0.27, 1.72] | 0.54 [0.20, 1.46] | ||||||
| Carbon tetrachloride | 7 | 14,421 | 0.73 [0.21, 2.47] | 0.25 [0.07, 0.83] | 0.33 [0.13, 0.87] | ||||||
| Chloroform | 9 | 20,498 | 1.12 [0.59, 2.11] | 1.33 [0.80, 2.21] | 1.38 [0.78, 2.45] | ||||||
| Chromium | 10 | 16,339 | 1.09 [0.71, 1.66] | 1.27 [0.99, 1.61] | 1.20 [0.92, 1.58] | ||||||
| Formaldehyde | 9 | 20,708 | 1.31 [1.15, 1.50] | 1.45 [0.81, 2.61] | 1.60 [1.20, 2.13] | ||||||
| Nickel | 10 | 16,347 | 1.06 [0.56, 2.00] | 1.36 [0.86, 2.14] | 1.20 [0.71, 2.02] | ||||||
| Ortho-dichlorobenzene | 8 | 14,606 | 1.69 [0.52, 5.46] | 2.50 [0.96, 6.48] | 2.79 [0.71, 10.96] | ||||||
| Phosphorus | 8 | 13,249 | 0.85 [0.44, 1.63] | 1.04 [0.73, 1.50] | 0.95 [0.58, 1.55] | ||||||
| Para-dichlorobenzene | 8 | 14,645 | 1.11 [0.70, 1.75] | 1.43 [1.07, 1.91] | 1.29 [0.88, 1.89] | ||||||
| Strontium | 10 | 15,469 | 1.02 [0.52, 2.01] | 1.42 [0.97, 2.08] | 1.19 [0.57, 2.48] | ||||||
| Trichloroethylene | 9 | 20,127 | 0.90 [0.64, 1.27] | 0.95 [0.75, 1.21] | 0.95 [0.73, 1.23] | ||||||
| Ozone | 51 | 75,509 | 1.02 [0.72, 1.44] | 0.79 [0.54, 1.15] | 0.81 [0.57, 1.17] | ||||||
| PM10 | 30 | 58,633 | 1.22 [0.82, 1.80] | 0.95 [0.60, 1.49] | 0.85 [0.51, 1.44] | ||||||
| PM2.5 | 17 | 33,394 | 1.49 [0.86, 2.58] | 0.72 [0.34, 1.50] | 0.64 [0.28, 1.49] | ||||||
| Sulfur | 10 | 16,098 | 1.09 [0.58, 2.04] | 1.34 [0.74, 2.44] | 0.98 [0.37, 2.60] | ||||||
CI, confidence interval; km, kilometers; OR, odds ratio; PM, particulate matter.
ORs adjusted for birth year, maternal age, maternal race, and neighborhood-level socioeconomic status.