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Table 5 Term low birth weight and average VOC exposure, entire pregnancy, Camp Lejeune, 1968-1985

From: Evaluation of contaminated drinking water and preterm birth, small for gestational age, and birth weight at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina: a cross-sectional study

Exposure

Term low birth weight

OR (95% CI)

p value

No #, %

Yes #, %

Tetrachloroethylene (PCE)

    

No exposure

3376, 31.4

77, 31.3

1.0 (ref.)

 

>0 - <35.9 ppb

3689, 34.3

80, 32.5

1.0 (0.7- 1.3)

0.75

≥35.9- <52.6 ppb

1834, 17.1

48, 19.5

1.1 (0.9-1.9)

0.46

≥52.6 - <80.7 ppb

1102, 10.3

29, 11.8

1.2 (0.7-1.7)

0.52

≥80.7 ppb

743, 6.9

12, 4.9

0.7 (0.5-1.4)

0.27

Trichloroethylene (TCE)

    

No exposure

1938, 18.0

41, 16.7

1.0 (ref.)

 

>0 - <1.7 ppb

4502, 41.9

97, 39.4

1.0 (0.7-1.5)

0.92

≥1.7- <3.1 ppb

2045, 19.0

57, 23.1

1.3 (0.9-2.0)

0.18

≥3.1 - <9.8 ppb

1384, 12.9

27, 11.0

0.9 (0.6-1.5)

0.75

≥9.8 ppb

875, 8.1

24, 9.8

1.3 (0.8-2.2)

0.32

Benzene

    

No exposure

7651, 71.2

169, 68.7

1.0 (ref.)

 

>0- < 1 ppb

2419, 22.5

55, 22.4

1.0 (0.8-1.4)

0.85

≥ 1 ppb

674, 6.3

22, 8.9

1.5 (0.9-2.3)

0.09