Table 5 Odds ratios* (95% CI) for male child by maternal serum PCB quintile given different decay constants used to revise PCB concentrations.
| Â | Decay constant | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 0.06 | .08 | .15 |
Model applied to all mothers (n = 173 mothers, 173 children) | |||
Quintile 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Quintile 2 | 0.39 (0.13–1.19) | 0.72 (0.24–2.14) | 0.80 (0.26–2.45) |
Quintile 3 | 0.24 (0.07–0.85) | 0.40 (0.12–1.35) | 0.31 (0.08–1.19) |
Quintile 4 | 0.25 (0.07–0.94) | 0.29 (0.07–1.10) | 0.13 (0.03–0.65) |
Quintile 5 | 0.11 (0.03–0.49) | 0.15 (0.03–0.68) | 0.16 (0.02–1.12) |
   per unit increase in Log(PCB) | 0.53 (0.32–0.88) | 0.53 (0.32–0.87) | 0.52 (0.31–0.86) |
Excluding mothers whose GLSCF consumption changed a lot (n = 128 mothers, 128 children) | |||
Quintile 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Quintile 2 | 0.21 (0.05–0.91) | 0.36 (0.09–1.48) | 0.51 (0.11–2.27) |
Quintile 3 | 0.13 (0.02–0.70) | 0.20 (0.04–1.00) | 0.18 (0.03–1.05) |
Quintile 4 | 0.14 (0.02–0.89) | 0.17 (0.03–1.10) | 0.05 (<.01–0.47) |
Quintile 5 | 0.03 (<.01–0.26) | 0.05 (0.01–0.37) | 0.04 (<.01–0.67) |
   per unit increase in Log(PCB) | 0.39 (0.20–0.75) | 0.38 (0.19–0.75) | 0.37 (0.19–0.73) |
Model applied to GLSCF consumers only†, excluding mothers whose GLSCF consumption changed a lot (n = 128 mothers, 128 children) | |||
Quintile 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Quintile 2 | 0.21 (0.05–0.80) | 0.21 (0.06–0.80) | 0.24 (0.07–0.85) |
Quintile 3 | 0.34 (0.09–1.32) | 0.27 (0.07–1.04) | 0.43 (0.12–1.53) |
Quintile 4 | 0.28 (0.07–1.17) | 0.37 (0.09–1.54) | 0.29 (0.07–1.17) |
Quintile 5 | 0.13 (0.03–0.62) | 0.14 (0.03–0.65) | 0.28 (0.06–1.41) |
   per unit increase in Log(PCB) | 0.56 (0.34–0.93) | 0.61 (0.39–0.97) | 0.74 (0.53–1.05) |