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Table 2 The relative frequency of fish consumption by age category

From: Past mercury exposure and current symptoms of nervous system dysfunction in adults of a First Nation community (Canada)

 

N

18-29 y

30-49 y

50+ y

Total

Chi-square

n

n

n

n

(LR)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

p-value

Fish consumption at 10 y of age

333

     

 None

 

9 (9.4%)

10 (6.1%)

4 (5.5%)

23 (6.9%)

101

<0.0001

 Hardly ever/occasionally

 

32 (33.3%)

26 (15.9%)

3 (4.1%)

61 (18.3%)

 

 Once a month

 

24 (25.0%)

38 (23.2%)

2 (2.7%)

64 (19.2%)

 

 Several times a month

 

28 (29.2%)

96 (42.1%)

24 (32.9%)

121 (36.4%)

 

 Every day

 

3 (3.1%)

21 (12.8%)

40 (54.8%)

64 (19.2%)

 

Walleye consumption over past year

382

     

 Not at all

 

23 (19.5%)

29 (15.7%)

9 (11.4%)

61 (16.0%)

3.44

0.486

 A few times

 

60 (50.9%)

96 (51.9%)

48 (60.8%)

204 (53.4%)

 

 Often

 

35 (29.7%)

60 (32.4%)

22 (27.9%)

117 (30.6%)

 
  1. Likelihood Ratio Chi-square compares the relative frequency between age categories