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Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Res. 2023 Dec 11;95(7):1883–1896. doi: 10.1038/s41390-023-02924-4

Table 4.

Multivariable linear regression analyses of the relation (β estimate and 95% confidence interval) of prenatal acetaminophen exposure with language outcomes on the MB-CDI at 2 years.

Unadjusted a Exposure Stratified by Sex
Outcome Main Effect Females Males



Vocabulary 1st Trimester −0.44 (−1.31, 0.43) −0.66 (−2.18, 0.85) −0.33 (−1.39, 0.73)
2nd Trimester * −0.69 (−1.24, −0.14) −0.83 (−1.57, −0.09) −0.51 (−1.34, 0.31)
3rd Trimester ** −1.95 (−3.26, −0.65) −1.89 (−3.59, −0.19) −2.05 (−4.09, 0.003)
Entire Pregnancy * −0.41 (−0.74, −0.09) −0.50 (−0.94, −0.05) −0.33 (−0.79, 0.13)



Mean Length of Utterance 1st Trimester −0.005 (−0.02, 0.01) −0.004 (−0.03, 0.02) −0.01 (−0.02, 0.01)
2nd Trimester −0.007 (−0.01, 0.001) −0.01 (−0.02, 0.002) −0.005 (−0.02, 0.01)
3rd Trimester * −0.02 (−0.04, −0.0004) −0.02 (−0.05, 0.001) −0.02 (−0.05, 0.02)
Entire Pregnancy −0.004 (−0.01, 0.001) −0.005 (−0.01, 0.001) −0.003 (−0.01, 0.004)



Complexity 1st Trimester −0.04 (−0.11, 0.02) −0.05 (−0.16, 0.07) −0.04 (−0.12, 0.03)
2nd Trimester −0.02 (−0.07, 0.02) −0.03 (−0.11, 0.06) −0.02 (−0.08, 0.04)
3rd Trimester −0.04 (−0.15, 0.07) −0.01 (−0.16, 0.14) −0.08 (−0.26, 0.09)
Entire Pregnancy −0.02 (−0.04, 0.01) −0.02 (−0.06, 0.03) −0.02 (−0.05, 0.01)



Adjusted b



Vocabulary 1st Trimester −0.28 (−1.14, 0.58) −0.48 (−1.97, 1.02) −0.18 (−1.23, 0.87)
2nd Trimester * −0.58 (−1.13, −0.04) −0.78 (−1.52, −0.05) −0.33 (−1.16, 0.50)
3rd Trimester ** −1.83 (−3.13, −0.54) −1.78 (−3.46, −0.11) −1.91 (−3.93, 0.11)
Entire Pregnancy * −0.35 (−0.67, −0.03) −0.45 (−0.90, −0.01) −0.24 (−0.70, 0.22)



Mean Length of Utterance 1st Trimester −0.002 (−0.01, 0.01) −0.002 (−0.02, 0.02) −0.003 (−0.02, 0.01)
2nd Trimester −0.01 (−0.01, 0.001) −0.01 (−0.02, 0.001) −0.003 (−0.02, 0.01)
3rd Trimester * −0.02 (−0.04, −0.003) −0.02 (−0.05, −0.001) −0.02 (−0.06, 0.01)
Entire Pregnancy −0.004 (−0.01, 0.001) −0.01 (−0.01, 0.001) −0.002 (−0.01, 0.005)



Complexity 1st Trimester −0.03 (−0.10, 0.03) −0.04 (−0.15, 0.07) −0.03 (−0.10, 0.05)
2nd Trimester −0.02 (−0.07, 0.03) −0.02 (−0.10, 0.06) −0.01 (−0.07, 0.05)
3rd Trimester −0.04 (−0.15, 0.08) −0.0003 (−0.15, 0.15) −0.08 (−0.26, 0.09)
Entire Pregnancy −0.01 (−0.04, 0.01) −0.01 (−0.06, 0.03) −0.01 (−0.05, 0.02)



a

Unadjusted models were adjusted for child sex and age.

b

All models were adjusted for child sex and age at assessment, maternal parity, maternal education, mean perceived stress during pregnancy, and mean depression during pregnancy.

p < 0.10,

*

p < 0.05,

**

p < 0.01