Table 5.
Associations between placental ΣPBDEs concentration (low vs. high) and other fetal growth indicators.
| Fetal growth indicators | Girls and boys | Boys | Girls | P for interaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted β (95% CI) | P | Adjusted β (95% CI) | P | Adjusted β (95% CI) | P | Sex*PBDEs | |
| Birth weight (g) | −154.62 (−303.78, −5.45) | 0.042 | −86.91 (−155.47, −18.35) | 0.013 | −2.39 (−66.63, 61.84) | 0.942 | 0.108 |
| Birth length (cm) | −0.359 (−0.828, 0.11) | 0.133 | −0.251 (−0.445, −0.057) | 0.011 | −0.114 (−0.335, 0.108) | 0.314 | 0.412 |
| Gestational age (weeks) | −0.943 (−1.475, −0.41) | 0.001 | −0.519 (−0.777, −0.261) | 0.000 | −0.058 (−0.275, 0.158) | 0.598 | 0.010 |
| Birth weight z-score | −0.061 (−0.107, −0.016) | 0.009 | −0.039 (−0.061, −0.017) | 0.000 | −0.003 (−0.022, 0.015) | 0.721 | 0.048 |
Significant values P ≤ 0.05 are given in bold.
Adjusted for maternal age, pre-gestational body mass index, gestational weight gain, parity, educational level, infant sex (as appropriate), and gestational age (as appropriate).
CI, confidence interval.