Table 3.

Estimated mean differences in test scores between the community controls and malaria group

Specific ability	Estimated mean differences (confidence interval)	P1
Attention	0.40 (-0.05, 0.86)	0.09
Working Memory	1.53 (-0.52, 3.58)	0.15
Visual Spatial ability	-0.25 (-3.72, 4.23)	0.90
Reasoning	0.23 (-1.17, 1.63)	0.75
Learning	4.35 (-6.13, 14.84)	0.42
Arithmetic	1.41 (-0.36, 3.17)	0.12
Reading	1.21 (-0.96, 3.38)	0.28
Spelling	0.40 (-1.91, 2.70)	0.74
Internalizing Behaviour	-3.71 (-6.34, -1.08)	0.007
Externalizing Behaviour	-1.60 (-5.29, 2.09)	0.40

¹ANCOVA with covariates; child's age, level of education, quality of home environment score, weight for age z score and sex