Table 3

Analysis of the association between MNI (Z-scored in units of SD) from mid-pregnancy FFQs and birth weight adjusted for covariates in table 1 (n=1312). Continuous variables were Z-scored for ease of interpretation. The scale is an estimate of root mean square error

ParameterModel adjustments
CovariatesCovariates+PFOS
EstimateSEP valueEstimateSEP value
Intercept3721.3027.33<0.0013744.6127.67<0.001
MNI_Z36.9314.040.00939.5113.950.005
Female−85.0226.820.002−88.9326.650.001
Smoker−30.9942.330.464−25.7442.050.540
Weight_Z138.5513.57<0.001137.9613.48<0.001
Premature birth−1062.1470.73<0.001−1052.6370.27<0.001
Mom education−1.3228.540.9634.9028.370.863
Energy_Z33.6514.020.01630.7313.940.028
Log PFOS_Z−70.3916.31<0.001
Scale484.729.46481.319.40
  • FFQ, Food Frequency Questionnaire; MNI, My Nutrition Index; PFOS, perfluoro-octanesulfonic acid.