Table 5.
PBB exposure and the odds of more advanced development among sons age 18–30
Maternal PBB at enrollment (ppb) |
Estimated PBB at conception (ppb) |
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Developmental Outcome* | N | ≤1 | 1 – 3.5 | >3.5 | P value | ≤1 | 1 – 3.1 | >3.1 | P value |
Taller compared to peers at age 11 | 212 | REF | 0.78 (0.40–1.46) | 0.45 (0.24–0.86) | 0.05 | REF | 1.33 (0.71–2.49) | 0.70 (0.37–1.31) | 0.12 |
Heavier compared to peers at age 11 | 212 | REF | 1.14 (0.62–2.11) | 0.56 (0.30–1.05) | 0.07 | REF | 1.04 (0.56–1.95) | 0.49 (0.26–0.93) | 0.04 |
Reported a growth spurt (yes/no) | 205 | REF | 0.89 (0.38–2.10) | 0.56 (0.25–1.25) | 0.32 | REF | 0.97 (0.40–2.36) | 0.53 (0.23–1.21) | 0.20 |
Relative to peers, later growth spurt | 167 | REF | 0.82 (0.40–1.67) | 1.07 (0.51–2.23) | 0.77 | REF | 0.65 (0.31–1.35) | 0.99 (0.47–2.11) | 0.42 |
These developmental outcomes were modeled with ordinal regression