Table 5.
Linear regression analysis of relationship between the phthalate metabolites and AC and gestational age in male and female newborns.
| Phthalate Metabolites | Female (AC) a | Male (AC) a | Female (Gestational Age) b | Male (Gestational Age) b | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β (95%CI) | p | β (95%CI) | p | β (95%CI) | p | β (95%CI) | p | |
| MMP | 0.001 (−0.005, 0.007) | 0.764 | −0.005 (−0.013, 0.003) | 0.247 | 0.002 (−0.002, 0.007) | 0.315 | <0.001 (−0.008, 0.008) | 0.977 |
| MEP | 0.004 (−0.006, 0.013) | 0.446 | −0.001 (−0.010, 0.008) | 0.868 | 0.001 (−0.006, 0.007) | 0.794 | 0.001 (−0.008, 0.010) | 0.827 |
| MnBP | 0.001 (−0.003, 0.005) | 0.584 | −0.002 (−0.012, 0.008) | 0.749 | 0.002 (−0.001, 0.004) | 0.292 | 0.009 (0.001, 0.017) | 0.029 |
| MiBP | <0.001 (−0.004, 0.004) | 0.928 | −0.002 (0.010, 0.006) | 0.642 | 0.001 (−0.002, 0.004) | 0.561 | 0.005 (−0.002, 0.012) | 0.186 |
| MEHP | 0.001 (−0.002, 0.004) | 0.445 | 0.003 (−0.003, 0.009) | 0.251 | 0.002 (<0.001, 0.003) | 0.112 | 0.005 (<0.001, 0.010) | 0.061 |
| MEOHP | 0.003 (−0.002, 0.008) | 0.205 | 0.002 (−0.002, 0.007) | 0.308 | 0.002 (−0.022, 0.027) | 0.843 | 0.001 (−0.003, 0.004) | 0.713 |
| MECPP | <0.001 (−0.004, 0.003) | 0.796 | 0.004 (0.001, 0.007) | 0.021 | −0.004 (−0.022, 0.013) | 0.636 | 0.001 (−0.001, 0.003) | 0.361 |
| MEHHP | 0.001 (−0.004, 0.006) | 0.638 | 0.002 (−0.003, 0.006) | 0.471 | −0.001 (−0.026, 0.023) | 0.921 | 0.001 (−0.003, 0.004) | 0.759 |
| MCMHP | 0.003 (<0.001, 0.006) | 0.056 | <0.001 (−0.004, 0.003) | 0.797 | −0.003 (−0.019, 0.014) | 0.748 | 0.001 (−0.001, 0.004) | 0.211 |
AC: abdominal circumference. a Models were adjusted for covariates including mother’s age, pre-pregnancy BMI, gestational age and GDM status. b Models were adjusted for covariates including mother’s age, pre-pregnancy BMI and GDM status. Bold italic: p < 0.05.