Table 2.

Fish consumption and MeHg concentrations in cord blood

	Percent of women with mean Hg ≥ 5 μg/L (#)	Mean Hg concentration in μg/L (+/- SD)
Total	44.0 (44)	5.2 (3.7)
Fish consumption
More than 12 oz/week	77.8 (7)*	6.1 (3.3)
0–12 oz/week	40.0 (36)	5.0 (3.7)
Any fish consumed	48.8 (42)*	5.6 (3.8)*
No fish consumed	14.3 (2)	2.3 (1.8)

*p < .05.