General estimating equation models and association between maternal dietary Hg intake during pregnancy and maternal Hg blood concentration as continuous variables and maternal report on child internalising and externalising behaviour problems
| Models | Fish intake | Internalising | Externalising |
| β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | ||
| Crude | <400 g | −0.08 (−0.10 to 0.05)** | −0.10 (−0.12 to 0.07)** |
| ≥400 g | −0.08 (−0.30 to 0.13) | −0.16 (−0.35 to 0.03) | |
| Model 1 | <400 g | −0.03 (−0.06 to 0.01)* | −0.05 (−0.08 to 0.03)** |
| ≥400 g | −0.06 (−0.03 to 0.02) | −0.10 (−0.29 to 0.10) | |
| Model 2 | <400 g | −0.02 (−0.05 to 0.00) | −0.03 (−0.06 to 0.01)* |
| ≥400 g | −0.05 (−0.06 to 0.02) | −0.04 (−0.27 to 0.19) | |
| Model 3 | <400 g | −0.02 (−0.04 to 0.01) | −0.03 (−0.06 to 0.01)* |
| ≥400 g | −0.08 (−0.34 to 0.18) | −0.03 (−0.25 to 0.19) |
Model 1 maternal age, maternal education, income.
Model 2 maternal age, maternal education, income, prepregnancy BMI, maternal smoking, parity.
Model 3 maternal age, maternal education, income, prepregnancy BMI, maternal smoking, parity, maternal anxiety and depression during pregnancy.
df was one for all analysis.
Adjusting for maternal covariates in additive models and stratified by maternal Weekly fish intake below and above 400 g.
*p<0.05, **p<0.01.
BMI, body mass index.