Table 3 The correlation between maternal exposure to air pollution during the third trimester of pregnancy and the risk of jaundice in newborns

From: Air pollution exposure associates with increased risk of neonatal jaundice

 

(Subgroup I) (n = 7722)

(Subgroup II) (n = 6336)

T value

P value

PM2.5 (μg per m3)

69.98 ± 16.06

73.79 ± 16.76

−13.455

0.000

SO2 (μg per m3)

4.71 ± 2.19

5.41 ± 2.47

−17.564

0.000

CO (mg per m3)

1.22 ± 4.06

1.77 ± 7.41

−5.513

0.000

  1. Maternal exposure to each of PM2.5, SO2 and CO had statistically significant, positive correlation with the severity of neonatal jaundice
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