TABLE 1.
Maternal concentrations of hair MeHg, serum PUFA, and developmental outcome scores of 5-y-old children1
| Variable | |
| Prenatal hair MeHg, nmol Hg/g | 28.5 ± 18.4 (0.9, 92.2) |
| Maternal serum DHA, mmol/L | 0.08 ± 0.02 (0.03, 0.2) |
| Maternal serum EPA + DHA, mmol/L | 0.09 ± 0.03 (0.04, 0.2) |
| Maternal serum AA, mmol/L | 0.3 ± 0.1 (0.2, 0.6) |
| Maternal serum (n-3) PUFA, mmol/L | 0.1 ± 0.03 (0.04, 0.2) |
| Maternal serum (n-6) PUFA, mmol/L | 4.3 ± 0.7 (2.3, 6.1) |
| Maternal serum AA:DHA ratio | 3.9 ± 0.9 (1.9, 7.7) |
| Maternal serum (n-6):(n-3) PUFA ratio | 46.0 ± 13.5 (15.1,103) |
| FT, dominant hand, total taps in 10 s | 23.4 ± 5.7 (5.4, 39.6) |
| FT, nondominant hand, total taps in 10 s | 21.3 ± 4.8 (8.6, 34.8) |
| PLS-TL | 119 ± 5.4 (100, 128) |
| PLS-AC | 55.6 ± 2.7 (47.0, 60.0) |
| PLS-VA | 63.1 ± 3.2 (51.0, 68.0) |
| WJ-AP | 15.1 ± 4.1 (2.0, 24.0) |
| WJ-LW | 10.9 ± 6.0 (1.0, 24.0) |
| CBCL, total t score | 59.3 ± 8.7 (25.0, 77.0) |
| KBIT-VK | 11.8 ± 2.8 (6.0, 18.0) |
| KBIT-M | 7.7 ± 1.2 (2.0, 9.0) |
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Values are mean ± SD (range), n = 225. AA, arachidonic acid; ALA, α-linolenic acid; CBCL, Child Behavior Checklist; FT, finger-tapping; KBIT-VK, Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test-verbal knowledge; KBIT-M, Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test-matrices; MeHg, methylmercury; PLS-AC, Preschool Language Scale-auditory comprehension; PLS-TL, Preschool Language Scale-total language score; PLS-VA, Preschool Language Scale- verbal ability; WJ-AP, Woodcock-Johnson Scholastic Achievement Test-applied problems; WJ-LW, Woodcock-Johnson Scholastic Achievement Test-letter-word recognition.