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. 2011 Aug;128(2):e339–e347. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-3300

TABLE 6.

Nested Ordinary Least Squares Regression Results for Predictors of Age 5 Years Applied Problems: EHS Sample (N = 718)

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
Bed-share
    1 time point only −4.72 (1.97)a −2.13 (1.93) −1.29 (1.90) −0.50 (1.87)
    ≥2 time points −6.86 (1.89)b −4.30 (1.88)a −2.76 (1.86) −1.76 (1.83)
Child characteristics
    EHS treatment group 4.10 (1.50)c 4.41 (1.47)c 4.24 (1.45)c
    Child is female 4.39 (1.50)c 4.44 (1.48)c 3.15 (1.47)a
    Low birth weight −8.21 (2.83)c −7.20 (2.78)a −6.75 (2.72)a
Ethnicity
    Mother is Hispanicd −8.03 (2.27)b −6.21 (2.30)c −5.44 (2.27)a
    Mother is blackd −5.80 (1.85)c −4.61 (1.86)a −2.34 (1.93)
    Mother is other ethnicityd −1.78 (3.88) −3.11 (3.81) −3.62 (3.73)
Mother is US born 9.12 (2.48)b 7.03 (2.56)c 6.64 (2.52)c
Socioeconomic characteristics
    Below poverty levele −1.67 (2.25) −1.48 (2.21)
    Male head of household 4.93 (1.57)c 4.62 (1.54)c
    No. of children −1.15 (0.65)f −0.72 (0.64)
Maternal education
    Less than high schoolg −5.55 (3.18)f −4.36 (3.12)
    Some high schoolg −0.04 (1.84) 0.73 (1.81)
    More than high schoolg 7.59 (1.96)b 5.77 (1.95)c
Mothering behaviors at 1 y
    Mother's detachment 1.23 (0.91)
    Mother's negative regard −1.17 (1.05)
    Mother's supportiveness 4.15 (0.95)b
Mother's depressive symptoms −0.20 (0.08)a
Constant 90.25b 81.24b 81.74b 66.20b
R2 0.02 0.11 0.16 0.20

Values are given as β (SE). — indicates that association was not tested as part of the model.

a

P < .05.

b

P < .001.

c

P < .01.

d

The reference category is white, non-Hispanic.

e

The reference category is ≥100%.

f

P < .10.

g

The reference category is high school graduate.