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Table 4 Associations between acrylamide and glycidamide hemoglobin adducts in cord blood and birth outcomes

From: Cord blood acrylamide levels and birth size, and interactions with genetic variants in acrylamide-metabolising genes

  

Unadjusted regression coefficient (95% CI)

Multivariable-adjusted regression coefficient (95% CI)

Continuous exposure variable (per 10 pmol/g hemoglobin)

Quartiles of exposure

Continuous exposure variable (per 10 pmol/g hemoglobin)

Quartiles of exposure

n

Regression coefficient (95% CI)a

p

Q1

REF

Q2

Q3

Q4

p for trend

Regression coefficient (95% CI)a

p

Q1

REF

Q2

Q3

Q4

p for trend

Acrylamide hemoglobin adducts among all participants

 Weight, g

443

−59

(−88, −31)

< 0.001

1

−74

(−188, 41)

−98

(− 212, 17)

− 149

(− 263, 34)

0.08

−40

(− 71, −9)

0.01

1

−30

(− 127, 67)

−102

(−200, − 5)

−101

(−208, 7)

0.12

 Length, cm

442

−0.24

(−0.37, − 0.11)

< 0.001

1

− 0.22

(− 0.73, 0.30)

0.17

(− 0.35, 0.68)

−0.35

(− 0.86, 0.16)

0.19

−0.17

(− 0.31, − 0.03)

0.02

1

−0.03

(− 0.48, 0.41)

0.15

(−-0.29, 0.60)

−0.13

(− 0.62, 0.36)

0.69

 Head circumference, cm

432

−0.15

(− 0.24, − 0.05)

0.003

1

−0.33

(− 0.72, 0.06)

−0.51

(− 0.90, − 0.12)

−0.54

(− 0.92, − 0.15)

0.03

−0.13

(− 0.24, − 0.01)

0.03

1

−0.16

(− 0.52, 0.19)

−0.45

(− 0.81, − 0.09)

−0.41

(− 0.80, − 0.01)

0.06

Acrylamide hemoglobin adducts among neonates from non-smoking mothers

 Weight, g

380

−58

(−113, − 4)

0.04

1

−67

(− 181, 47)

− 88

(− 202, 25)

− 30

(− 170, 110)

0.45

−52

(− 98, − 5)

0.03

1

−26

(− 123, 72)

− 101

(− 200, − 2)

− 77

(− 197, 43)

0.19

 Length, cm

379

−0.17

(− 0.42, 0.08)

0.18

1

− 0.21

(− 0.73, 0.31)

0.19

(− 0.33, 0.70)

0.27

(− 0.37, 0.90)

0.35

−0.18

(− 0.40, 0.04)

0.10

1

− 0.04

(− 0.49, 0.41)

0.15

(− 0.31, 0.60)

−0.00

(− 0.56, 0.55)

0.86

 Head circumference, cm

369

−0.23

(− 0.42, − 0.04)

0.02

1

−0.32

(− 0.72, 0.07)

−0.48

(− 0.87, − 0.08)

−0.36

(− 0.85, 0.13)

0.12

−0.22

(− 0.40, − 0.05)

0.01

1

−0.16

(− 0.52, 0.21)

−0.42

(− 0.80, − 0.05)

−0.48

(− 0.94, − 0.03)

0.07

Glycidamide hemoglobin adducts among all participants

 Weight, g

393

−80

(− 117, − 44)

< 0.001

1

− 161

(− 282, − 40)

− 175

(− 297, − 54)

−267

(− 387, − 146)

< 0.001

− 53

(− 90, − 16)

0.005

1

− 144

(− 246, − 43)

− 154

(− 258, − 49)

−222

(− 337, − 108)

0.001

 Length, cm

392

− 0.35

(− 0.52, − 0.19)

< 0.001

1

−0.55

(− 1.09, − 0.01)

− 0.59

(− 1.13, − 0.05)

−1.10

(− 1.64, − 0.56)

0.001

− 0.24

(− 0.41, − 0.08)

 

1

−0.46

(− 0.93, 0.01)

−0.48

(− 0.96, − 0.00)

−0.85

(− 1.38, − 0.33)

0.02

 Head circumference, cm

382

− 0.17

(− 0.30, − 0.05)

0.007

1

− 0.69

(− 1.10, − 0.27)

− 0.74

(− 1.16, − 0.33)

− 0.74

(− 1.15, − 0.32)

< 0.001

− 0.11

(− 0.25, 0.03)

 

1

− 0.61

(− 0.99, − 0.23)

− 0.61

(− 1.00, − 0.21)

− 0.55

(− 0.98, − 0.11)

0.01

Glycidamide hemoglobin adducts among neonates from non-smoking mothers

 Weight, g

331

−121

(− 193, − 50)

< 0.001

1

− 164

(− 285, − 43)

− 176

(− 296, − 50)

−176

(− 327, − 25)

0.01

− 104

(− 165, − 43)

0.001

1

−152

(− 255, − 50)

−161

(− 268, − 54)

−225

(− 355, − 95)

0.002

 Length, cm

330

− 0.48

(− 0.80, − 0.15)

0.004

1

−0.56

(− 1.11, − 0.01)

−0.61

(− 1.17, − 0.05)

−0.64

(− 1.33, 0.05)

0.10

− 0.42

(− 0.70, − 0.13)

0.004

1

−0.50

(− 0.98, − 0.02)

− 0.56

(− 1.06, − 0.06)

−0.81

(− 1.42, − 0.21)

0.04

 Head circumference, cm

320

− 0.36

(− 0.62, − 0.11)

0.005

1

−0.69

(− 1.11, − 0.27)

−0.72

(− 1.15, − 0.29)

−0.55

(− 1.09, − 0.02)

0.003

− 0.31

(− 0.55, − 0.07)

0.01

1

−0.61

(− 1.01, − 0.22)

−0.61

(− 1.02, − 0.19)

−0.63

(− 1.14, − 0.13)

0.007

  1. Adjusted for: maternal pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2), maternal weight gain during pregnancy, maternal smoking during pregnancy (n cigarettes/day), parity (n children), gestational age (weeks), newborn’s sex and date of delivery
  2. aRegression coefficient (95% confidence interval) per 10 pmol/g hemoglobin increase in AA-Hb and GA-Hb adducts