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Table 4 Crude and adjusted odds of birth of a male infant among women occupationally PCB-exposed and unexposed women prior to conception, stratified by plant

From: Maternal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and the secondary sex ratio: an occupational cohort study

Estimated Cumulative PCB exposure a,

at estimated date of conception

Women

(n)

Crude

OR (95% CI)

Adjustedb

OR (95% CI)

Indiana Plant (n = 173)

   
 

No exposure

87

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 

> 0 to <2,460

21

0.98 (0.37, 2.55)

1.19 (0.43, 3.28)

 

2,460 to <4,867.5

22

1.07 (0.42, 2.74)

1.20 (0.42, 3.39)

 

4,867.5 to <8,510

21

0.36 (0.13, 1.01)

0.39 (0.12, 1.25)

 

8,510+

22

0.74 (0.29, 1.90)

0.81 (0.27, 2.42)

Massachusetts Plant (n = 1481)

   
 

No exposure

447

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 

> 0 to <84,672

258

1.06 (0.78, 1.44)

1.06 (0.77, 1.47)

 

84,672 to <193,320

258

1.08 (0.79, 1.47)

1.09 (0.78, 1.52)

 

193,320 to <397,512

259

0.90 (0.67, 1.23)

0.93 (0.67, 1.29)

 

397,512+

259

1.16 (0.85, 1.57)

1.16 (0.84, 1.61)

New York Plant (n = 941)

   
 

No exposure

555

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 

> 0 to <8,700

96

0.85 (0.55, 1.32)

0.85 (0.54, 1.34)

 

8,700 to <20,988

97

1.07 (0.70, 1.65)

1.08 (0.69, 1.71)

 

20,988 to <54,120

96

1.14 (0.74, 1.77)

1.07 (0.66, 1.73)

 

54,120+

97

1.22 (0.79, 1.88)

1.20 (0.74, 1.96)

  1. a Cumulative exposure was estimated using the combined inhalation-dermal job exposure matrix
  2. b Adjusted for the mother's date of birth and maternal age at the birth of her first live-born child