Maternal blood manganese level and birth weight: a MOCEH birth cohort study

Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of birth weight below 3000 g and maternal blood Mn concentration

Maternal blood manganese level (μg/L)	No. of subjects	AOR^†	95% confidence interval	p-value
<16.9	66	2.77	(0.89-8.65)	0.079
16.9 – <20.0	65	1.41	(0.42-4.79)	0.580
20.0 – <22.9	65	2.43	(0.79-7.52)	0.123
22.9 – <26.9	65	1.00	-	-
>26.9	65	2.60	(0.84-8.08)	0.098

^†Adjusted odds ratio, adjusted for infant sex, gestational age, maternal education, maternal parity, maternal term weight, maternal income, and maternal age.

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