Table 4 Median intake of dietary variable in lower quartile and upper quartile of HgB
From: Biomonitoring of mercury, cadmium, and lead exposure in Japanese children: a cross-sectional study
Dietary variable | Median intake (g/1000 kcal) | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
Lower quartile HgB | Upper quartile HgB | ||
n = 57 | n = 114 | ||
Large tuna | 0.8 | 5.4 | <0.001 |
Small tuna | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.28 |
Alfonsino | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.02 |
Yellowtail | 5.5 | 7.8 | 0.43 |
Salmon | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.95 |
Monkfish | 0.9 | 6.3 | <0.001 |
Total fish | 22.4 | 28.2 | <0.001 |
Wakame | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.57 |
Kelp | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.003 |
Mozuku | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.60 |
Hijiki | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.18 |
Cereals | 173.2 | 181.6 | 0.52 |
Meat | 35.9 | 37.2 | 0.92 |
Fruits | 38.2 | 46.6 | 0.14 |
Vegetables | 31.4 | 35.0 | 0.47 |
Total seaweed | 2.5 | 3.1 | 0.11 |
n3-PUFA | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.15 |