Table 2 Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (OR [95%CI] per SD of mercury) between prenatal total blood mercury and the extreme levels of autistic traits are shown together with the results of separate analyses for children of mothers who did and those who did not eat fish during pregnancy
From: Prenatal mercury exposure and features of autism: a prospective population study
Population | Autistic trait | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor social cognition | Poor sociability | Poor coherence | Repetitive behavior | |
All offspring | ||||
 Unadjusted | 0.96 [0.87, 1.06] | 0.83 [0.74, 0.93] | 0.96 [0.86, 1.07] | 0.94 [0.87, 1.02] |
  N (P) | 2331 (0.432) | 2898 (0.002) | 2249 (0.411) | 2528 (0.167) |
 Adjusted | 0.96 [0.85, 1.08] | 0.88 [0.77, 1.01] | 1.01 [0.89, 1.14] | 0.94 [0.86, 1.04] |
  N (P) | 1991 (0.459) | 2422 (0.073) | 1938 (0.912) | 2162 (0.234) |
Mother ate fish | ||||
 Unadjusted | 0.95[0.84, 1.06] | 0.85 [0.75, 0.97] | 1.00 [0.89, 1.13] | 0.95 [0.86, 1.04] |
  N (P) | 1945 (0.355) | 2389 (0.015) | 1873 (0.985) | 2095 (0.228) |
 Adjusted | 0.92[0.80, 1.05]a | 0.89 [0.76, 1.03] | 1.04 [0.91, 1.19] | 0.93 [0.84, 1.03] |
  N (P) | 1744 (0.220) | 2104 (0.106) | 1698 (0.560) | 1884 (0.150) |
Mother ate no fish | ||||
 Unadjusted | 1.26 [0.84, 1.87] | 0.64 [0.39, 1.05] | 0.96 [0.64, 1.45] | 1.22[0.90, 1.64] |
  N (P) | 285 (0.261) | 373 (0.079) | 273 (0.850) | 317 (0.197) |
 Adjusted | 1.63 [1.02, 2.62] b | 0.74 [0.41, 1.35] | 0.87 [0.51, 1.48] | 1.16 [0.81, 1.66] |
  N (P) | 240 (0.041) | 280 (0.327) | 231 (0.598) | 272 (0.425) |