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Table 5 Association between natural log cumulative prenatal mercury exposure and the risk of autism and developmental delay (vs. Typical Development)a

From: Prenatal mercury exposure, autism, and developmental delay, using pharmacokinetic combination of newborn blood concentrations and questionnaire data: a case control study

 

Unadjusted

Fully adjusted*

 

Log MeHg AUC O.R. (95 % C.I.)

p-value

Log MeHg AUC O.R. (95 % C.I.)

p-value

ASD

1.01

0.72

1.03

0.47

(vs. TD)

(0.94, 1.10)

 

(0.95, 1.12)

 

DD/AtD

1.02

0.70

1.00

0.94

(vs. TD)

(0.91, 1.14)

 

(0.89 1.13)

 
  1. *Adjusted for: Gender, maternal education, child’s race, maternal birth place, maternal age, and payment method for child delivery
  2. aSample Sizes: Au/ASD = 153, DD/AtD = 32, TD = 53