Table 4 Odds ratio of log₁₀ maternal contaminant concentrations and elevated (≥0.5 ku/L) cord blood concentrations of IgE

Pesticides

Organochlorine Pesticides ^a

Trans-nonachlor

1232

0.81 (0.59-1.03)

0.86 (0.51-1.10)

DDE

1233

0.93 (0.75-1.12)

1.00 (0.79-1.20)

Hexachlorobenzene (binary)

1232

0.87 (0.62-1.20)

0.89 (0.62-1.27)

Oxychlordane

1231

0.84 (0.61-1.07)

1.01 (0.62-1.40)

Organophosphate Pesticide Metabolites ^b

Dimethylphosphate (DMP)

1229

0.97 (0.85-1.10)

1.01 (0.81-1.21)

Diethylphosphate (DEP)

1230

0.91 (0.78-1.04)

0.88 (0.69-1.08)

Dimethylthiphosphate (DMTP)

1227

0.98 (0.88-1.07)

0.92 (0.79-1.06)

Diethylthiophosphate (DETP)

1229

0.99 (0.84-1.13)

0.95 (0.70-1.19)

ƩDMP&DMTP

1226

0.96 (0.84-1.08)

1.00 (0.81-1.11)

ƩDEP&DETP

1229

0.95 (0.81-1.09)

0.86 (0.70-1.01)

Polychlorinated biphenyls ^a

PCB 118

1233

0.98 (0.74-1.23)

1.08 (0.68-1.49)

PCB 138

1233

0.96 (0.75-1.17)

1.11 (0.81-1.40)

PCB 153

1233

0.96 (0.76-1.17)

1.08 (0.82-1.33)

PCB 180

1233

0.93 (0.75-1.11)

1.07 (0.82-1.33)

ƩPCB (non-dioxin – 138,153,180)

1233

0.95 (0.74-1.16)

1.07 (0.81-1.33)

Metals ^c

Lead

1241

0.92 (0.63-1.23)

0.98 (0.66-1.30)

Cadmium

1241

0.90 (0.72-1.09)

0.91 (0.73-1.10)

Arsenic

1241

1.16 (0.90-1.41)

1.20 (0.93-1.47)

Mercury

1241

0.95 (0.81-1.09)

1.00 (0.84-1.15)