Table 3 Predictors of higher breastmilk cadmium levels
Variable | Unstandardized coefficients | SE | Standardized coefficients | t | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breastmilk cadmium level | Age | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.27 | 0.79 |
Number of children | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.94 | 0.35 | |
Employment status | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 1.52 | 0.13 | |
Smoking status | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 2.35 | 0.02 | |
Place of residence | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.34 | 7.15 | 0.00 | |
Living in the vicinity of an industrial area | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 2.56 | 0.01 | |
Living in the vicinity of a main disposal of wastes | 0.55 | 0.06 | 0.45 | 9.26 | 0.00 | |
Use of cosmetics | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 2.86 | 0.00 | |
Use of hair dyes | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 1.34 | 0.18 | |
Distance to the closest paints shop | 0.22 | 0.06 | 0.22 | 3.57 | 0.00 | |
Peeling / chipping house paint | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 3.17 | 0.00 | |
Use of vitamins | -0.10 | 0.03 | -0.14 | -3.17 | 0.00 | |
Estimated daily intake | Age | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.15 | 0.88 |
Number of children | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.91 | 0.37 | |
Employment status | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 1.54 | 0.12 | |
Smoking status | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 2.39 | 0.02 | |
Place of residence | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.34 | 7.07 | 0.00 | |
Living in the vicinity of an industrial area | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 2.52 | 0.01 | |
Living in the vicinity of a main disposal of wastes | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.45 | 9.33 | 0.00 | |
Use of cosmetics | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 2.79 | 0.01 | |
Use of hair dyes | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 1.37 | 0.17 | |
Distance to the closest paints shop | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.22 | 3.61 | 0.00 | |
Peeling / chipping house paint | -0.03 | 0.01 | -0.19 | -3.15 | 0.00 | |
Use of vitamins | -0.02 | 0.01 | -0.14 | -3.13 | 0.00 |