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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Res. 2021 Dec 13;205:112551. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112551

Table 3.

BLLs influence on the speaking phase HRV frequency measure (LF/HF)

Predictors
Crude Model 11 Model 1 1 R2 Crude Model 2 Model 2 2
R2 0.0122 0.0539 R2 0.0023 R2 0.0426
BLLs 3-5 years 0.06 [0.004, 0.12] 3 0.06 [0.01, 0.12] -
BLLs 12 years - −0.06 [−0.19, 0.07] −0.05 [−0.18, 0.08]
Father Occupation
Unemployed 0.25 [−0.48, 0.98] 0.22 [−0.51, 0.96]
Unskilled/skilled −0.01 [−0.34, 0.33] −0.03 [−0.36, 0.30]
Professional Ref Ref
Mother Occupation
Unemployed 0.23 [−0.17, 0.63] 0.25 [−0.15, 0.65]
Unskilled/skilled −0.01 [−0.39, 0.37] 0.01 [−0.36, 0.39]
Professional Ref Ref
Age at HRV test 0.17 [−0.23, 0.56] 0.18 [−0.22, 0.58]
Sex
Female 0.49 [0.21, 0.77] 0.46 [0.18, 0.74]
Male Ref Ref
Serum Fe 0.11 [−0.05, 0.26] 0.13 [−0.03, 0.28]
Neighborhood
Crowded 0.15 [−0.14, 0.43] 0.17 [−0.11, 0.45]
Not Crowded Ref Ref
1

Model with BLLs at 3-5 years

2

Model with BLLs at 12 years

3

Coefficient [95% Confidence Interval]

Bolded= p-value < 0.05

Notes. Models represent the LF/HF outcome. An increasing LF/HF ratio indicates a decreasing HRV value.