Table 3 Estimation result of logistic regression model predicting ASD risk based on PCB PCs and the confounders.

From: Risk of autism spectrum disorder at 18 months of age is associated with prenatal level of polychlorinated biphenyls exposure in a Japanese birth cohort

 

β

p-value

CI: [0.025,

0.975]

PCB PC1

− 0.418

0.172

− 1.018

0.182

PCB PC2

− 0.242

0.348

− 0.749

0.264

PCB PC3

0.607

0.023*

0.085

1.129

PCB PC4

0.483

0.078

− 0.053

1.019

PCB PC5

0.443

0.066

− 0.029

0.915

PCB PC7

− 0.08

0.748

− 0.572

0.411

PCB PC8

0.426

0.099

− 0.079

0.932

PCB PC9

0.162

0.53

− 0.343

0.666

PCB PC10

0.2

0.474

− 0.348

0.749

PCB PC11

− 0.064

0.806

− 0.572

0.445

  1. The number of the high and the low ASD risk groups were 28 and 87 respectively. The adjusted variables were maternal age, paternal age, delivery weight, sex, educational background, and household income.
  2. CI, confidence interval.
  3. *p < .05.
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