Table 3 Correlation between pre-pregnancy serum polybrominated and polychlorinated biphenyl levels and age, body mass index (BMI), waist-to-height ratio (WHR), and total serum lipids (n = 258)
| Â | Age (years) | BMI (kg/m2) | WHR | Lipidsa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Polybrominated biphenyl (rescaled, natural-log transformed) | Â | Â | ||
 153 | 0.13 (0.03) | 0.01 (0.89) | −0.04 (0.50) | −0.03 (0.59) |
Polychlorinated biphenyls (rescaled, natural-log transformed) | Â | Â | ||
 28 | −0.03 (0.69) | 0.07 (0.26) | 0.07 (0.28) | −0.04 (0.55) |
 44 | −0.02 (0.73) | 0.07 (0.28) | 0.06 (0.33) | −0.05 (0.41) |
 66 | −0.02 (0.78) | 0.07 (0.26) | 0.07 (0.27) | −0.02 (0.71) |
 74 | 0.07 (0.25) | 0.06 (0.31) | 0.05 (0.46) | 0.04 (0.58) |
 99 | 0.23 (0.0003) | 0.02 (0.73) | 0.00 (0.99) | 0.19 (0.004) |
 101 | 0.04 (0.55) | 0.08 (0.19) | 0.10 (0.10) | 0.06 (0.31) |
 105 | 0.20 (0.001) | 0.06 (0.32) | 0.08 (0.22) | 0.23 (0.0004) |
 110 | 0.06 (0.36) | 0.07 (0.26) | 0.09 (0.17) | 0.01 (0.83) |
 114 | 0.18 (0.003) | −0.02 (0.75) | 0.00 (0.94) | 0.09 (0.18) |
 118 | 0.25 (0.0001) | 0.03 (0.59) | 0.04 (0.57) | 0.21 (0.001) |
 138 | 0.27 (<.0001) | −0.03 (0.66) | −0.03 (0.64) | 0.20 (0.002) |
 146 | 0.29 (<.0001) | −0.05 (0.38) | −0.05 (0.47) | 0.15 (0.02) |
 153 | 0.28 (<.0001) | −0.08 (0.18) | −0.07 (0.30) | 0.18 (0.005) |
 156 | 0.19 (0.002) | −0.17 (0.007) | −0.14 (0.03) | 0.07 (0.25) |
 157 | 0.21 (0.0006) | −0.15 (0.01) | −0.13 (0.05) | 0.03 (0.68) |
 167 | 0.26 (<.0001) | −0.01 (0.88) | −0.02 (0.77) | 0.13 (0.04) |
 170 | 0.27 (<.0001) | −0.11 (0.07) | −0.10 (0.12) | 0.17 (0.007) |
 172 | 0.27 (<.0001) | 0.00 (0.99) | 0.00 (0.99) | 0.19 (0.004) |
 177 | 0.17 (0.007) | 0.02 (0.69) | 0.03 (0.60) | 0.15 (0.02) |
 178 | 0.22 (0.0003) | −0.06 (0.34) | −0.04 (0.51) | 0.15 (0.02) |
 180 | 0.30 (<.0001) | −0.12 (0.05) | −0.12 (0.07) | 0.15 (0.02) |
 183 | 0.22 (0.0004) | 0.04 (0.49) | 0.04 (0.49) | 0.20 (0.002) |
 187 | 0.24 (0.0001) | 0.00 (0.97) | −0.01 (0.92) | 0.15 (0.02) |
 194 | 0.38 (<.0001) | −0.10 (0.10) | −0.13 (0.03) | 0.13 (0.04) |
 195 | 0.27 (<.0001) | −0.04 (0.53) | −0.06 (0.34) | 0.16 (0.01) |
 196 | 0.36 (<.0001) | 0.00 (0.98) | −0.04 (0.48) | 0.15 (0.02) |
 201 | 0.34 (<.0001) | −0.05 (0.42) | −0.09 (0.18) | 0.08 (0.21) |
 206 | 0.39 (<.0001) | −0.02 (0.76) | −0.08 (0.22) | 0.13 (0.05) |
 209 | 0.45 (<.0001) | −0.11 (0.08) | −0.15 (0.02) | 0.19 (0.003) |