Table 4.

Correlations between PCA factors and characteristics of the sample measured at time of initial blood draw

	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3	Factor 4	Factor 5	Factor 6	Factor 7
	Pearson correlation
Age (yrs)	0.94**	0.09	0.02	0.12	0.30**	0.57**	0.11
Sex	−0.05	−0.15	0.04	0.00	−0.27**	−0.30**	−0.10
Born before issuance of fish advisories	−0.80**	−0.05	0.01	−0.03	−0.10	−0.40**	−0.08
Breast fed (y/n)	−0.12	0.06	0.06	−0.15	−0.10	0.05	0.13
Breast feeding duration (mos)	−0.14	−0.03	0.20*	−0.14	−0.11	0.00	0.21**
BMI (kg/m2)	0.17*	0.10	−0.05	0.00	0.98**	0.25**	0.07
Height (cm)	0.73**	0.15	−0.04	0.07	0.42**	0.97**	0.01
Weight (kg)	0.45**	0.13	−0.05	0.03	0.95**	0.66**	0.06
Tanner Stage	0.81**	0.06	0.02	0.11	0.22**	0.50**	−0.04
Cholesterol	−0.23**	−0.08	0.04	0.01	−0.07	−0.16*	0.12
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	−0.08	0.06	−0.07	−0.03	0.24**	0.00	0.17*
Total caloric intake	0.12	0.99**	0.11	0.19*	0.12	0.17*	0.17*
Total fat intake	0.05	0.96**	0.05	0.15	0.13	0.09	0.18*
Total protein intake	0.13	0.94**	0.09	0.23**	0.07	0.11	0.08
Gravidity	−0.05	−0.02	0.22**	−0.02	0.09	0.04	0.29**
Number of years between blood draw	−0.79**	−0.11	0.11	−0.09	−0.22**	−0.32**	0.02
Maternal cigarette use during pregnancy (y/n)	0.09	0.11	−0.05	−0.07	0.05	0.00	0.00
Socioeconomic index	0.00	−0.12	−0.07	−0.12	−0.07	0.05	0.11
Fish consumption before pregnancy
Sum of reported bottom-feeding fish meals consumed before pregnancy (#/12 mo)	−0.06	0.04	0.65**	−0.12	−0.11	0.03	0.73**
Sum of reported top-feeding fish meals consumed before pregnancy (#/12 mo)	0.01	0.11	0.94**	0.51**	−0.02	−0.02	−0.11
Sum of reported fish and fowl meals consumed before pregnancy (#/12 mo)	−0.03	0.11	0.99**	0.40**	−0.05	0.00	0.15
Fish consumption during pregnancy
Sum of reported bottom-feeding fish meals consumed during pregnancy (#/9 mo)	0.09	0.17*	0.08	0.18*	0.11	0.05	0.44**
Sum of reported top-feeding fish meals consumed during pregnancy (#/9 mo)	0.14	0.21*	0.38**	0.98**	0.01	0.01	−0.21*
Sum of reported fish and fowl meals consumed during pregnancy (#/9 mo)	0.10	0.22**	0.37**	0.98**	0.03	0.02	−0.08

Factor 1: Age and maturation - age (yrs), Tanner Stage, years between blood draws, Born before or after fish advisory

Factor 2: Nutrition - total protein, fat and caloric intake

Factor 3: Maternal consumption of local fish or fowl before pregnancy

Factor 4: Maternal consumption of local fish or fowl during pregnancy

Factor 5: Weight and BMI

Factor 6: Height

Factor 7: Maternal consumption of bottom feeding fish both before and during pregnancy