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The association between birthweight and maternal BLL was estimated using linear and quadratic spline models. Multivariable logistic models were used to examine the risk of binary responses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>From 103\u2009099 pregnant women, 20\u2009000 blood samples were randomly selected for analysis. The maternal BLL range was 0.16\u20137.4\u2009\u00b5g\/dL, and the median was 0.63\u2009\u00b5g\/dL. After adjusting for covariates, the linear model showed that each 0.1 \u03bcg\/dL increase in maternal BLL was associated with a 5.4 g decrease in mean birthweight [95% confidence interval (CI), 3.4 to 7.5\u2009g]. The risk of SGA [adjusted odds ratio (aOR), 1.03; 95% CI, 1.02 to 1.05) and LBW (aOR, 1.03; 95% CI, 1.02 to 1.05) increased, whereas the risk of preterm delivery did not (aOR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.97 to 1.02).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Even at a maternal BLL below 1.0\u2009\u00b5g\/dL, prenatal lead exposure was associated with decreased birthweight and increased risk of SGA and LBW, but not preterm delivery. The adverse effect estimates of prenatal lead exposure on birth outcomes were quantitatively small and clinically limited at this low level.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ije\/dyaa162","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,7,31]],"date-time":"2020-07-31T07:19:26Z","timestamp":1596179966000},"page":"156-164","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":42,"title":["Association of prenatal maternal blood lead levels with birth outcomes in the Japan Environment and Children\u2019s Study (JECS): a nationwide birth cohort study"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"50","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3823-6006","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yoshihito","family":"Goto","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marie","family":"Mandai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Genomic 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