Table 2 Impact of the total number of IUBTs and the timing of transfusions throughout the gestational age on metal levels in cord and maternal blood.

From: Fetal exposure to toxic metals (mercury, cadmium, lead, and arsenic) via intrauterine blood transfusions

Model

Metal (µg/L)

Total number of IUBT

Timing of transfusion

ß

95% CI

ß

95% CI

Lower 95% CI

Upper 95% CI

Lower 95% CI

Upper 95% CI

1

Cord Hg

−0.943

−2.175

0.288

1.610

−1.006

4.226

Maternal Hg

−0.030

−0.466

0.406

0.204

−0.722

1.131

2

Cord Cd

0.529

0.180

0.879

−0.840

−1.680

0.000

Maternal Cd

−0.028

−0.415

0.359

0.087

−0.842

1.017

3

Cord Pb

−0.143

−1.295

1.009

0.182

−2.214

2.578

Maternal Pb

−0.159

−1.507

1.189

0.759

−2.045

3.563

4

Cord As

−0.272

−0.638

0.094

0.093

−0.690

0.877

Maternal As

−0.173

−0.787

0.441

0.977

−0.336

2.291

  1. Bold characters denote significant associations (p < 0.05).