Table 3 Quantile g-computation estimates and 95% confidence intervals for the change in newborn and maternal telomere length (T/S ratio) for a one quartile increase within the (a) overall mixture of PFAS and PBDEs, (b) PFAS and (c) PBDEs in all samples and among paired samples

All Samples

Newborn Telomere Length (N = 292)

 Overall^a

0.03

(-0.03, 0.08)

 PFAS^b

0.00

(-0.04, 0.05)

 PBDEs^c

0.03

(-0.01, 0.06)

Maternal Telomere Length (N = 110)

 Overall^a

0.03

(-0.03, 0.09)

 PFAS^b

0.04

(-0.01, 0.09)

 PBDEs^c

-0.02

(-0.06, 0.02)

Matched Maternal–Fetal Unit Paired Samples

Newborn Telomere Length (N = 76)

 Overall^a

0.16

(0.03, 0.28)

 PFAS^b

0.11

(0.01, 0.22)

 PBDEs^c

0.07

(-0.01, 0.15)

Maternal Telomere Length (N = 76)

 Overall^a

0.02

(-0.05, 0.10)

 PFAS^b

0.03

(-0.03, 0.10)

 PBDEs^c

-0.02

(-0.07, 0.03)