Table 3.

Summary of the main results highlighting clinical variables that presented an association (p-value < 0.10) with hair-MeHg levels (≥10 µg/g), Sawré Muybu Indigenous Land, Pará state, Brazilian Amazon, 2019.

	Hair-MeHg Levels
Clinical Variables	<10.0 µg/g		≥10.0 µg/g		Total
Somatosensory Signs	N	%	n	%	n	%	p-Value
Feet mechanical detection threshold
Normal	62	81.6	22	66.7	84	77.1	0.089
Abnormal	14	18.4	11	33.3	25	22.9
Total	76		33		109
Motor function
Cerebellar incoordination (ataxia)
Absent	76	100.0	31	93.9	107	98.2	0.030
Present	0	0.0	2	6.1	2	1.8
Total	76		33		109
Cognition
Brief Cognitive Screening Battery (BCSB)
Normal	63	82.9	21	63.6	84	77.1	0.028
Abnormal	13	17.1	12	36.4	25	22.9
Total	76		33		109
Verbal Fluency test
Normal	70	92.1	26	78.8	96	88.1	0.049
Abnormal	6	7.9	7	21.2	13	11.9
Total	76		33		109