Table 2 Pearson correlation (R) of adults' hair mercury concentration and neurobehavioral test results.
From: Low level methylmercury exposure affects neuropsychological function in adults
Test | N | Ra | P value | Rb | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TAM | |||||
Manual Dexterity | 107 | - 0.02 | 0.79 | - 0.007 | 0.94 |
Fine Motor Speed | 113 | - 0.26 | 0.006* | - 0.27 | 0.005* |
WMS | |||||
Information | 129 | - 0.08 | 0.35 | - 0.10 | 0.28 |
Orientation | 129 | - 0.01 | 0.93 | - 0.014 | 0.88 |
Mental Control | 129 | - 0.12 | 0.16 | - 0.10 | 0.29 |
Logical Memory | 129 | - 0.03 | 0.69 | 0.03 | 0.75 |
Logical Memory first story | 119 | - 0.25 | 0.005* | -0.23 | 0.014* |
Logical Memory second story | 121 | - 0.15 | 0.10 | - 0.14 | 0.13 |
Digit Span | 128 | -0.20 | 0.046* | -0.20 | 0.05* |
Digit Span forward | 129 | -0.13 | 0.15 | -0.11 | 0.22 |
Digit Span backward | 129 | - 0.20 | 0.05* | - 0.20 | 0.03* |
Visual Reproduction | 129 | - 0.10 | 0.29 | - 0.06 | 0.56 |
Associative Learning | 129 | - 0.15 | 0.08 | - 0.15 | 0.12 |
Easy learning | 129 | - 0.20 | 0.03* | - 0.20 | 0.03* |
Difficult learning | 128 | - 0.18 | 0.04* | - 0.15 | 0.10 |
Memory Quotient | 128 | - 0.09 | 0.30 | - 0.13 | 0.17 |
WAIS | |||||
Digit Symbol | 122 | - 0242 | 0.007* | - 0.14 | 0.13 |
Toulouse – Pierron (CEPA) | |||||
Total answers | 116 | - 0.08 | 0.41 | - 0.01 | 0.30 |
Correct answers | 116 | - 0.07 | 0.45 | - 0.01 | 0.30 |
Errors – commissions | 116 | 0.22 | 0.016* | 0.23 | 0.015* |
Errors – omissions | 116 | - 0.16 | 0.08 | - 0.12 | 0.20 |
POMS | |||||
Tension | 129 | - 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.63 |
Anger | 129 | - 0.08 | 0.37 | - 0.21 | 0.39 |
Vigor | 129 | 0.04 | 0.64 | 0.07 | 0.76 |
Confusion | 129 | -0.02 | 0.83 | - 0.12 | 0.61 |
Fatigue | 129 | - 0.04 | 0.65 | - 0.14 | 0.56 |
Depression | 129 | - 0.01 | 0.96 | - 0.15 | 0.53 |