Environmental Health

Table 4 Associations of placental paraben concentrations and birth parameters within the ENVIRONAGE birth cohort, n = 141

From: Weight and head circumference at birth in function of placental paraben load in Belgium: an ENVIRONAGE birth cohort study

		Girls and boys		Girls		Boys
Analyte	Parameter	adjusted β (95% CI)	p-value	adjusted β (95% CI)	p-value	Adjusted β (95% CI)	p-value
EtP	birth weight, g	− 101 (− 212.3, 11.1)	0.07	− 165 (− 337, 6.2)	0.06	−61.2 (− 231.1, 108.7)	0.47
	birth length, cm	−0.5 (−1.04, 0.03)	0.06	−0.6 (−1.4, 0.1)	0.08	−0.1 (−1.0, 0.8)	0.77
	head circumference, cm	−0.4 (− 0.8, 0.03)	0.07	− 0.6 (− 1.1, − 0.1)	0.01	−0.3 (− 1.0, 0.4)	0.42
∑ parabens	birth weight, g	− 101 (− 203.9, 1.9)	0.05	− 166 (−322, −8.6)	0.04	− 54.0 (− 208.5, 100.5)	0.49
	birth length, cm	− 0.5 (− 0.9, 0.1)	0.07	− 0.6 (− 1.3, 0.1)	0.08	−0.1 (− 1.0, 0.7)	0.72
	head circumference, cm	−0.4 (− 0.7, 0.01)	0.06	− 0.6 (− 1.1, − 0.2)	0.008	−0.3 (− 0.9, 0.4)	0.46

Results from adjusted analyses included maternal age, maternal pre-gestational BMI, smoking behavior and educational level, as well as parity, gestational age and sex of the newborn as covariates

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