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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 May 15.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Epidemiol. 2008 Mar 18;167(10):1171–1181. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwn034

TABLE 3.

Associations of maternal fish intake during pregnancy* with child cognitive test results at age 3 years among 341 mother-child pairs in Project Viva.

Age 3 cognitive test Unadjusted mean score Adjusted for child age and sex Multivariable Additionally adjusted for erythrocyte mercury

Beta 95% CI Beta 95% CI Beta 95% CI
PPVT
  Fish > 2 svg/wk 106.3 −1.5 −7.3, 4.4 1.2 −3.5, 6.0 2.2 −2.6, 7.0
  Fish <= 2 svg/wk > never 105.2 −2.2 −6.5, 2.2 −2.1 −5.7, 1.4 −1.8 −5.4, 1.8
  Fish never 107.5 0 Referent 0 Referent 0 Referent

WRAVMA drawing
  Fish > 2 svg/wk 104.0 5.1 0.9, 9.4 6.0 1.8, 10.2 6.4 2.1, 10.7
  Fish <= 2 svg/wk > never 99.5 1.3 −1.8, 4.5 1.2 −2.0, 4.4 1.3 −1.8, 4.5
  Fish never 98.5 0 Referent 0 Referent 0 Referent

WRAVMA pegboard
  Fish > 2 svg/wk 103.2 3.2 −1.2, 7.5 2.9 −1.4, 7.1 3.5 −0.8, 7.8
  Fish <= 2 svg/wk > never 99.2 −0.5 −3.7, 2.6 −0.7 −3.9, 2.4 −0.5 −3.7, 2.7
  Fish never 100.1 0 Referent 0 Referent 0 Referent

WRAVMA matching
  Fish > 2 svg/wk 107.9 0.6 −5.4, 6.5 2.8 −3.1, 8.6 4.1 −1.8, 10.0
  Fish <= 2 svg/wk > never 108.0 1.4 −3.1, 5.8 1.8 −2.6, 6.3 2.3 −2.1, 6.7
  Fish never 107.0 0 Referent 0 Referent 0 Referent

WRAVMA total
  Fish > 2 svg/wk 106.4 3.7 −0.7, 8.1 5.3 0.9, 9.6 6.4 2.0, 10.8
  Fish <= 2 svg/wk > never 102.8 0.7 −2.5, 4.0 1.1 −2.2, 4.4 1.5 −1.8, 4.7
  Fish never 100.1 0 Referent 0 Referent 0 Referent
*

Of 341 participants, 47 (14%) reported never consuming fish, 254 (74%) reported <= 2 weekly servings, and 40 (12%) reported > 2 weekly servings

adjusted for child sex, age at testing, fetal growth, gestation length, breastfeeding duration, birth order, and primary language; maternal PPVT score, age, pre-pregnancy BMI, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, alcohol use and smoking during pregnancy; and paternal education.