Age | | | | | | | | |
35–49 years | 0.21 (0.10) | 0.0464 | −0.43 (0.11) | 0.0003 | 0.64 (0.10) | 0.0000 | – | |
20–34 years | 0.18 (0.08) | 0.0290 | −0.15 (0.09) | 0.1129 | 0.33 (0.09) | 0.0005 | | |
16–19 years | Reference | | Reference | | Reference | | | |
Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | |
Non-Hispanic black | 0.42 (0.10) | 0.0001 | 0.48 (0.08) | 0.0000 | −0.10 (0.09) | 0.2607 | – | |
Mexican American | 0.05 (0.10) | 0.6599 | 0.25 (0.06) | 0.0003 | −0.08 (0.12) | 0.4892 | | |
Non-Hispanic white | Reference | | Reference | | Reference | | | |
Pregnant | | | | | | | | |
Yes | 0.07 (0.14) | 0.6304 | – | | 0.11 (0.10) | 0.2428 | – | |
No | Reference | | | | Reference | | | |
Education‡ | | | | | | | | |
Did not complete high school | −0.12 (0.14) | 0.3932 | | | −0.32 (0.11) | 0.0071 | – | |
Completed high school | −0.16 (0.10) | 0.0955 | – | | −0.22 (0.07) | 0.0022 | | |
Some college | Reference | | | | Reference | | | |
Cotinine smoking status§ | | | | | | | | |
Smoker | −0.33 (0.10) | 0.0020 | – | | −0.41 (0.09) | 0.0000 | −0.20 (0.05) | 0.0004 |
Non-smoker | Reference | | | | Reference | | | |
Had a dental visit past 12 months | | | | | | | | |
Yes | 0.12 (0.08) | 0.1263 | – | | 0.27 (0.07) | 0.0005 | – | |
No | Reference | | | | Reference | | | |
Fish and/or shellfish consumption in past 30 days | | | | | | | | |
Yes | 0.40 (0.09) | 0.0000 | – | | 0.47 (0.08) | 0.0000 | – | |
No | Reference | | | | Reference | | | |
Alcohol consumption‡ | | | | | | | | |
Moderate/heavy drinker | −0.07 (0.22) | 0.7299 | | | 0.14 (0.17) | 0.4051 | – | |
Light drinker | −0.18 (0.09) | 0.0577 | – | | −0.07 (0.09) | 0.4326 | | |
Abstainer | Reference | | | | Reference | | | |
Total blood mercury concentration¶ | 0.35 (0.04) | 0.0000 | 0.30 (0.04) | 0.0000 | 0.41 (0.03) | 0.0000 | 0.35 (0.02) | 0.0000 |
Number of amalgam surfaces§ | 0.06 (0.01) | 0.0000 | 0.07 (0.01) | 0.0000 | 0.07 (0.00) | 0.0000 | 0.06 (0.00) | 0.0000 |
R2 | NA | | 0.3183 | | NA | | 0.5204 | |