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Table 4 Sensitivity analyses

From: Prenatal cadmium exposure is associated with shorter leukocyte telomere length in Chinese newborns

 

n

Percentage change(%)* (95% CI)

P value

Overall

410

− 6.83 (− 11.44, − 1.97)

0.006

Excluding hypertension disorders in pregnancy

398

− 6.92 (− 11.60, − 1.98)

0.006

Excluding gestational diabetes mellitus

369

− 6.54 (− 11.52, − 1.28)

0.015

  1. Models’ adjustments are according to model C in Table 3. *Estimates are percentage changes of relative cord blood TL of per doubling of urinary cadmium concentration