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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2020 May 28;31(1):117–125. doi: 10.1038/s41370-020-0233-3

Table 3.

Methylmercury concentrations in hair and blood samples from the subset (n = 75) of pregnant women in Suriname.

Hair
 Blood
Location Sample size Median
(μg/g)		 IQR Range Median
(μg/l)		 IQR Range
Paramaribo 20 0.58 0.17–0.91 0.05–1.43 2.52 1.53–4.95 0.59–12.30
Nickerie 20 0.74 0.35–1.11 0.06–2.62 1.50 0.97–6.57 0.58–6.57
Interior 35 5.53 2.01–12.15 0.51–21.46 13.90 6.42–25.90 2.51–49.50

Both the interquartile range (IQR) and total range are provided.