Table 4 Crude Associations of Covariates with Log-transformeda Blood Manganese
Covariates | N | Beta | (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at delivery (years) | 332 | -0.002 | (-0.01 to 0.01) |
Marital Status: | |||
Living with partner (vs. married) | 332 | 0.04 | (-0.07 to 0.14) |
Separated/divorced (vs. married) | -0.05 | (-0.21 to 0.12) | |
Education (years) | 325 | -0.003 | (-0.02 to 0.01) |
Number of pregnancies | 332 | -0.02 | (-0.05 to 0.02) |
Type of delivery (Caesarian section vs. vaginal) | 331 | 0.02 | (-0.09 to 0.13) |
Newborn sex (female vs. male) | 332 | 0.05 | (-0.03 to 0.14) |
Gestational age of newborn at birth (weeks) | 329 | -0.03 | (-0.06 to -0.002) |
Measures of iron status: | |||
Hemoglobinc (g/dl) | 329 | -0.03 | (-0.05 to 0.003) |
Ferritinb (ng/ml) | 124 | -0.002 | (-0.005 to -0.0001) |
Ferritinc (ng/ml) | 122 | -0.001 | (-0.003 to 0.001) |