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Table 4 Associations between As, Mn, and Pb exposures and Cognitive BSID-III at 20–40 months

From: Neurodevelopmental outcomes among 2- to 3-year-old children in Bangladesh with elevated blood lead and exposure to arsenic and manganese in drinking water

 

Cognitive

Sirajdikhan n = 239

Pabna n = 286

β (SE)

p-value

β (SE)

p-value

ln Water As

0.06 (0.08)

0.50

0.08 (0.05)

0.12

ln Water Mn

0.02 (0.02)

0.34

−0.05 (0.07)

0.42

ln Blood Pb

−0.16 (0.09)

0.07

0.45 (0.18)

0.01

Ln Water As*Ln Blood Pb

−0.03 (0.04)

0.47

−0.15 (0.05)

0.003

  1. All models are adjusted for maternal age, maternal education, child’s gender, exposure to second-hand smoke, HOME score, maternal Raven score, and child hematocrit levels. BSID-scores are as age-adjusted z-scores
  2. Ln natural log, SE standard error, As arsenic, Mn manganese, Pb lead
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