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. 2012 Apr 30;7(4):e36502. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036502

Table 1. Multiple regression coefficients for effects of birth weight and gestational age on executive functions of boys at age 6.

Task Measures Birth Weight Gestational Age
β p β p
IED Stage 1 Errors −.21 .004 .003 .97
Pre-EDS errors −.02 .84 −.04 .58
EDS errors −.15 .04 .03 .68
Stages completeda .08 .25 −.07 .33
SST Mean reaction time −.08 .26 −.21 .004
Reaction time standard deviation −.13 .06 −.22 .002
Stop-signal reaction time −.09 .22 −.11 .13
DMS Total correct (12 seconds) .20 .01 .07 .32
SWM Between search errors (6 boxes) .09 .21 −.01 .89
Strategy .01 .87 −.08 .28

Note. IED = intra/extra-dimensional shift task; EDS = extra-dimensional shift; SST = stop-signal task; DMS = delayed-matching-to-sample task; SWM = spatial working memory task.

a

Logistic regression used instead of multiple linear regression.