Mediating role of arsenic in the relationship between diet and pregnancy outcomes: prospective birth cohort in Bangladesh

Table 5 Partial regression coefficient showing changes in birth outcomes per unit increase toenail arsenic¹ (n = 1057)

Outcome	Crude²		Adjusted for energy³		Fully Adjusted⁴
Outcome	\( \widehat{\upbeta} \)(SE)	P-value	\( \widehat{\upbeta} \)(SE)	P-value	\( \widehat{\upbeta} \)(SE)	P-value
GA (week)	−0.28 (0.01)	< 0.001	−0.28 (0.05)	< 0.001	− 0.17 (0.05)	0.001
GWG (g/week)	−13.1 (3.6)	< 0.001	− 13.1 (3.6)	< 0.001	−9.0 (3.6)	0.011
BW (gram)	−14.0 (11.2)	0.214	− 14.2 (11.2)	0.206	−5.6 (11.3)	0.618

Abbreviations: GA, gestational age at birth; GWG, gestational weight gain; BW, birth weight; SE, standard error
¹ln-transformed toenail arsenic concentration (ln(μg/g))

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