Table 4.

Adjusted associations between VO_2Max and neurocognitive functions in regard to prenatal mercury exposure split at the median (23.5 μg/L).

Neurocognitive domain	B (95% CI)a		pdifference
	Low prenatal exposure (< 23.5 μg/L)	High prenatal exposure (≥ 23.5 μg/L)
Short-term memory	0.18 (–0.14, 0.50)	0.18 (–0.23, 0.60)	0.98
Verbal comprehension and knowledge	0.08 (–0.20, 0.35)	0.11 (–0.31, 0.52)	0.91
Psychomotor speed	0.12 (–0.16, 0.40)	–0.07 (–0.38, 0.25)	0.24
Visual processing	0.11 (–0.21, 0.43)	–0.02 (–0.53, 0.49)	0.60
Long-term storage and retrieval	0.16 (–0.13, 0.43)	0.19 (–0.15, 0.52)	0.90
Cognitive processing speed	0.45 (0.08, 0.81)**	0.16 (–0.24, 0.56)	0.20
Cognitive efficiency	0.43 (0.07, 0.80)**	0.24 (–0.20, 0.68)	0.53
General thinking abilities	0.15 (–0.17, 0.47)	0.15 (–0.22, 0.52)	0.97
General function (g)	0.27 (–0.05, 0.59)	0.18 (–0.18, 0.54)	0.69
Models were adjusted for sex, physical activity, smoking status, BMI, family background, and prenatal methylmercury exposure. aChange in the standard deviation of the neurocognitive function associated with a 1-SD increase in VO2Max. ** p < 0.05.