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. 2024 Dec 6;14:04228. doi: 10.7189/jogh.14.04228

Table 3.

Multivariable analysis of baseline characteristics associated with auditory TOVA*

Auditory TOVA mean response time z-scores
Auditory TOVA response time variability z-scores
Auditory TOVA commission errors z-scores (inhibition/impulsivity)
Auditory TOVA omission errors z-scores (sustained attention/inattention)
Auditory TOVA D-prime z-scores (ability to differentiate between target and non-target stimuli)
Variable
Adjusted β (95% CI)
FDR-adjusted P-value
Adjusted β (95% CI)
FDR-adjusted P-value
Adjusted β (95% CI)
FDR-adjusted P-value
Adjusted β (95% CI)
FDR-adjusted P-value
Adjusted β (95% CI)
FDR-adjusted P-value
Study group










Control
ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

Intervention
0.40 (0.15, 0.66)
0.008
0.61 (0.27, 0.96)
<0.001
0.99 (0.25, 1.74)
0.02
1.28 (0.67, 1.89)
<0.001
0.54 (0.25, 0.83)
<0.001
Child sex










Male
ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

Female
−0.18 (−0.42, 0.07)
0.20
−0.17 (−0.38, 0.04)
0.23
−1.38 (−1.84, −0.92)
<0.001
−0.28 (−0.66, 0.11)
0.191
0.01 (−0.14, 0.16)
0.88
Age in months
0.16 (0.02, 0.30)
0.04
0.059 (−0.06, 0.18)
0.49
−0.04 (−0.31,023)
0.78
0.23 (0.01, 0.45)
0.04
0.05 (−0.03, 0.14)
0.33
Weight-for-length z-scores
-

-

−0.33 (−0.51, −0.14)
<0.001


−0.09 (−0.16, −0.04)
0.006
Motor Composite Score
-

-

0.02 (0.0001, 0.03)
0.04


0.22 (0.01, 0.43)
0.04
Maternal Education










None/primary level
-

ref

-

-

-

Lower secondary
-

0.07 (−0.20, 0.33)
0.49
-

-

-

Tertiary
-

−0.33 (−0.75, 0.08)
0.24
-

-

-

Maternal parity










Less than five children
-

-

-

ref

-

Five or more children
-

-

-

0.52 (0.04, 0.99)
0.04
-

Household head age in years
-

-

-

−0.02 (−0.05, −0.001)
0.04
-

Poverty score −0.01 (−0.01, 0.01) 0.86 0.003 (−0.006, 0.01) 0.49 0.01 (−0.01, 0.03) 0.41 −0.002 (−0.019, 0.016) 0.87 0.003 (−0.003, 0.011) 0.33

β – correlation coefficient, CI – confidence interval, FDR – false discovery rate, ref – reference, TOVA – test of variables of attention

*Full list of exposure variables explored in the regression analysis are shown in Table S3 in the Online Supplementary Document. Here we only report independent variables selected for inclusion in multivariable models.