Fig. 1: Overall and individual effects of Mg, Fe, Cu, and Zn on the risk for neurodevelopmental delay, by bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR).
From: Association of whole blood essential metals with neurodevelopment among preschool children
a Overall effect. BKMR was used to assess the association between essential metal mixture (Mg, Fe, Cu, and Zn) exposure and the risk of neurodevelopmental delay where the four metals are at a specific quantile level compared to the risk when the mixture is at the 50th percentile. b Individual effect. BKMR was used to assess the association between individual essential metal exposure and the risk of neurodevelopmental delay when the metal is at the specific adjusted for age, sex and BMI to the risk when all other metals are fixed at their 10th, 50th, or 90th percentile. Models were adjusted for age, sex and BMI.
