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Table 5 Relationships between newborn head circumference and the PCDD/DF isomers and TEQ levels in breast milk after adjustment for confounding factors by multiple linear regression analysis

From: Effects of maternal dioxin exposure on newborn size at birth among Japanese mother–infant pairs

PCDDs/DFs in milk

Beta coefficient (SE)

Standardized coefficient

P value

2,3,7,8-TCDD

−0.891 (0.352)

−0.220

0.014

1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD

−0.736 (0.520)

−0.128

0.161

1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD

−0.115 (0.442)

−0.024

0.796

1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD

−0.606 (0.505)

−0.112

0.235

1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD

−0.144 (0.379)

−0.380

0.705

1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD

−0.773 (0.466)

−0.148

0.102

OCDD

−0.325 (0.544)

−0.055

0.552

2,3,7,8-TCDF

−0.061 (0.480)

−0.011

0.899

1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF

−1.149 (1.467)

−0.071

0.436

2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF

−0.754 (0.519)

−0.101

0.273

1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF

−0.606 (0.486)

−0.112

0.216

1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF

−0.393 (0.510)

−0.071

0.444

2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF

−0.166 (0.392)

−0.039

0.673

1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF

2.128 (3.307)

0.065

0.486

1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF

−0.234 (0.273)

−0.079

0.393

1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF

0.892 (2.141)

0.039

0.678

OCDF

−0.002 (0.096)

−0.002

0.983

PCDDs-TEQ

−0.861 (0.520)

−0.150

0.102

PCDFs-TEQ

−0.623 (0.534)

−0.106

0.247

PCDDs/DFs-TEQ

−0.812 (0.538)

−0.136

0.136

  1. Covariates in multiple regression analysis included mother’s age and height, newborn gender and weight, and gestational weeks