Table 5 The result of relationship between infant characteristics and metals by multivariate regression.

From: Relationships of the serum levels of toxic trace elements in pregnant women versus exposure to second-hand smoke

Responses

Metals

Non-expose to SHS group

Expose to SHS group

Beta

SE

p-value

Beta

SE

p-value

Birth weight (gr)

Se

-0.002

0.007

0.765

-0.002

0.003

0.483

Zn

0.0003

0.0004

0.540

-0.0003

0.0003

0.326

Cu

0.001

0.002

0.622

-0.002

0.001

0.016*

Fe

-0.002

0.001

0.225

-0.001

0.001

0.319

As

-0.103

0.068

0.139

0.016

0.043

0.710

Cd

0.762

0.511

0.146

0.454

0.239

0.063

Cr

-0.144

0.108

0.192

0.063

0.031

0.044*

Hg

0.186

0.389

0.636

0.254

0.245

0.303

Ni

0.078

0.069

0.270

-0.034

0.023

0.147

Pb

-0.029

0.038

0.447

0.004

0.016

0.790

Birth length (cm)

Se

0.001

0.023

0.958

-0.007

0.008

0.422

Zn

-0.001

0.001

0.398

-0.002

0.001

0.040*

Cu

-0.003

0.006

0.661

-0.001

0.003

0.601

Fe

-0.006

0.006

0.348

-0.002

0.003

0.436

As

-0.039

0.231

0.867

0.209

0.133

0.121

Cd

3.762

1.725

0.036*

1.548

0.739

0.041*

Cr

-0.435

0.365

0.242

0.329

0.095

0.001*

Hg

2.453

1.316

0.071

-1.864

0.756

0.017*

Ni

0.269

0.234

0.258

-0.234

0.072

0.002*

Pb

0.002

0.130

0.984

0.112

0.051

0.033*

Head circumference (cm)

Se

-0.056

0.020

0.009

-0.004

0.007

0.594

Zn

0.001

0.001

0.644

0.001

0.001

0.241

Cu

-0.001

0.006

0.868

-0.006

0.002

0.016

Fe

-0.006

0.005

0.215

0.001

0.003

0.868

As

-0.542

0.203

0.012

0.059

0.120

0.626

Cd

1.956

1.517

0.206

0.484

0.665

0.469

Cr

-0.310

0.321

0.342

0.253

0.086

0.005*

Hg

-0.068

1.157

0.953

0.590

0.681

0.389

Ni

0.149

0.205

0.472

-0.140

0.065

0.036*

Pb

-0.092

0.114

0.429

0.080

0.046

0.093

  1. *Significant test in level 0.05.