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Table 8 For two biomarkers the effect of a ten-fold increase in prenatal mercury exposure on neurobehavioral outcomes is estimated in standard multiple regression analysis.

From: Estimation of health effects of prenatal methylmercury exposure using structural equation models

 

Cord BIood Hg

Maternal Hair Hg

Indicator

p

p

NES2 Finger tapping

    

Preferred hand (FT1)

-1.014

0.076

-1.031

0.084

Non preferred hand (FT2)

-0.560

0.309

-0.912

0.113

Both hands (FT3)

-1.904

0.100

-2.743

0.024

NES2 Hand-Eye Coordination

    

Error score (HEC)

0.029

0.270

0.045

0.103

Wechsler Intelligence Scale

    

Digit Spans (DS)

-0.208

0.143

-0.174

0.243

Boston Naming Test

    

No cues (BNT1)

-1.611

0.002

-1.104

0.038

With cues (BNT2)

-1.698

0.001

-1.126

0.032

California Verbal Learning Test

    

Learning (CV LT1)

-0.996

0.233

-0.973

0.270

Short-term repro. (CV LT2)

-0.460

0.064

-0.417

0.113

Long-term repro. (CV LT3)

-0.458

0.105

-0.427

0.152

Recognition (CV LT4)

-0.258

0.212

-0.193

0.378

  1. For all neurobehavioral tests except the HEC lower scores indicate an adverse effect.