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Table 4 Gender differences in the effect of PCB/dioxins exposure on BSID-II Mental (MDI) and Psychomotor (PDI) development scores at 6 months of age in multiple linear regression models

From: Ten years of progress in the Hokkaido birth cohort study on environment and children’s health: cohort profile—updated 2013

(log10 transformed)

6 months MDI

6 months PDI

Male (n = 99)

Female (n = 91)

Male (n = 99)

Female (n = 91)

β a

t

p value

β a

t

p value

β a

t

p value

β a

t

p value

PCDD

 2,3,7,8-TCDD

−0.15

−1.54

0.13

−0.05

−0.48

0.63

0.19

2.01

0.048*

−0.06

−0.56

0.58

 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD

−0.07

−0.70

0.48

0.22

2.14

0.04*

−0.10

−0.98

0.33

−0.04

−0.33

0.75

 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD

0.25

2.52

0.01*

−0.14

−1.34

0.18

0.24

2.56

0.01*

−0.19

−1.78

0.08

 OCDD

−0.09

−0.92

0.36

−0.18

−1.74

0.09

0.22

2.33

0.02*

−0.21

−1.97

0.05

PCDF

            

 2,3,7,8-TCDF

−0.08

−0.84

0.41

−0.11

−1.05

0.30

0.21

2.21

0.03*

−0.13

−1.21

0.23

 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF

−0.02

−0.22

0.83

−0.06

−0.54

0.59

0.22

2.38

0.02*

−0.17

−1.59

0.12

 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF

−0.07

−0.73

0.47

−0.10

−0.93

0.36

−0.17

−1.69

0.09

0.25

2.36

0.02*

Non-ortho PCB

            

 33′44′5-PenCB (#126)

−0.03

−0.33

0.74

−0.01

−0.10

0.93

−0.15

−1.62

0.11

0.24

2.25

0.03*

Mono-ortho PCB

            

 2344′5-PeCB (#114)

−0.07

−0.71

0.48

0.08

0.79

0.43

0.19

2.00

0.049*

−0.16

−1.49

0.14

 2′344′5-PeCB (#123)

0.02

0.23

0.82

0.01

0.05

0.96

−0.13

−1.39

0.17

0.25

2.37

0.02*

 233′44′5′-HxCB (#157)

−0.08

−0.85

0.40

0.10

0.90

0.37

0.21

2.19

0.03*

−0.11

−1.09

0.28

 23′44′55′-HxCB (#167)

−0.05

−0.49

0.63

0.04

0.41

0.69

0.22

2.35

0.02*

−0.15

−1.38

0.17

Di-ortho PCB

            

 22′33′44′5-HpCB(#170)

−0.13

−1.25

0.22

0.10

0.88

0.38

0.25

2.47

0.02*

−0.04

−0.37

0.71

 22′344′55′-HpCB(#180)

−0.13

−1.23

0.22

0.10

0.88

0.38

0.24

2.42

0.02*

0.00

0.01

1.00

Total

            

 Total PCDD

−0.10

−1.00

0.32

−0.17

−1.63

0.11

0.22

2.31

0.02*

−0.21

−1.97

0.05

 Total PCDF

−0.06

−0.61

0.55

0.02

0.15

0.88

−0.18

−1.81

0.07

−0.20

−1.83

0.07

 Total PCDD/PCDF

−0.10

−1.00

0.32

−0.17

−1.58

0.12

0.22

2.33

0.02*

−0.21

−1.98

0.05

 Total non-ortho PCBs

−0.01

−0.12

0.91

0.03

0.25

0.81

−0.16

−1.72

0.09

−0.19

−1.73

0.09

 Total mono-ortho PCBs

−0.05

−0.55

0.58

0.05

0.46

0.64

−0.19

−1.97

0.05

−0.17

−1.60

0.11

 Total DL-PCB

−0.05

−0.55

0.59

0.05

0.46

0.65

−0.19

−1.97

0.05

−0.17

−1.60

0.11

 Total dioxins

−0.06

−0.56

0.58

0.04

0.39

0.70

0.19

2.03

0.045*

−0.17

−1.65

0.10

 Total PCDD-TEQ

−0.09

−0.87

0.39

0.14

1.31

0.19

−0.12

−1.24

0.22

−0.08

−0.77

0.44

 Total PCDF-TEQ

−0.03

−0.28

0.78

0.08

0.73

0.47

−0.17

−1.74

0.09

−0.15

−1.42

0.16

 Total PCDD/PCDF-TEQ

−0.08

−0.75

0.45

0.13

1.19

0.24

−0.14

−1.39

0.17

−0.10

−0.95

0.34

 Total non-ortho PCBs-TEQ

−0.03

−0.28

0.78

0.01

0.08

0.94

−0.16

−1.67

0.10

0.22

2.04

0.04*

 Total mono-ortho PCBs-TEQ

−0.05

−0.55

0.58

0.05

0.46

0.64

−0.19

−1.97

0.05

−0.17

−1.60

0.11

 Total DL-PCB-TEQ

−0.05

−0.55

0.59

0.05

0.46

0.65

−0.19

−1.97

0.05

−0.17

−1.60

0.11

 Total dioxins-TEQ

−0.05

−0.53

0.60

0.09

0.84

0.41

−0.15

−1.52

0.13

−0.15

−1.39

0.17

  1. This table was constructed by reanalyzing the data from a previous study by Nakajima et al. [60]. Only statistically significant congeners are presented in this table (*p < 0.05)
  2. The TEQ levels were calculated by multiplying the levels of individual congeners by its TEF values of WHO 2005 [38]