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Table 2 Associations Between Prenatal Exposures and TTS Subscales [β (p-value)] by Linear Regression Modeling

From: Toddler temperament and prenatal exposure to lead and maternal depression

 

Activity

Rhythmicity

Approach

Adaptability

Intensity

Mood

Persistence

Distractibility

Threshold

1. SES

−0.014 (0.54)

−0.081 (0.005)*

−0.027 (0.47)

−0.017 (0.56)

−0.026 (0.28)

−0.040 (0.12)

0.013 (0.55)

0.034 (0.19)

0.067 (0.030)*

2. EPDS

0.021 (0.0003)*

0.029 (<0.0001)*

0.020 (0.037)*

0.031 (<0.0001)*

0.005 (0.46)

0.032 (<0.0001)*

0.018 (0.001)*

0.008 (0.24)

−0.020 (0.015)*

3. Blood lead

−0.009 (0.38)

0.016 (0.21)

−0.012 (0.46)

0.018 (0.17)

−0.005 (0.63)

0.005 (0.67)

0.001 (0.91)

−0.002 (0.84)

−0.009 (0.53)

4. Blood lead x EPDS

<0.001 (0.98)

−0.005 (0.11)

−0.004 (0.37)

−0.003 (0.46)

0.006 (0.05)*

0.001 (0.74)

0.004 (0.11)

0.004 (0.20)

0.005 (0.14)

5. Tibia lead

−0.002 (0.56)

0.004 (0.32)

−0.001 (0.79)

−0.0008 (0.86)

−0.002 (0.67)

0.0008 (0.84)

−0.003 (0.42)

−0.006 (0.11)

−0.011 (0.017)*

6. Tibia lead x EPDS

<0.0001 (0.99)

−0.003 (0.01)*

−0.002 (0.22)

−0.001 (0.31)

−0.0003 (0.73)

−0.0008 (0.37)

0.0007 (0.38)

−0.0009 (0.37)

−0.0001 (0.93)

7. Mercury

0.12 (0.49)

0.28 (0.21)

−0.25 (0.40)

0.16 (0.50)

0.35 (0.07)

0.10 (0.61)

−0.13 (0.45)

0.30 (0.16)

0.090 (0.71)

8. Mercury x EPDS

0.088 (0.04)*

0.053 (0.33)

0.002 (0.97)

0.13 (0.03)*

0.022 (0.64)

0.071 (0.15)

0.028 (0.51)

0.031 (0.55)

0.091 (0.13)

  1. Maternal blood lead and toenail mercury were measured in the second trimester of pregnancy. Tibia lead was measured by K-XRF one month post-partum
  2. Models 2–8 were adjusted for SES
  3. Models 4, 6, and 8 evaluated the interaction between exposures of interest
  4. N = 500
  5. *p ≤ 0.05