Table V.

Predictors of speed of sound of Inuit preschool children: Nunavut Inuit Child Health Survey, 2007–2008^a,^b

Variables	Coefficient [95% CI]	p
Age (years)	1.26 [−1.25 to 3.78]	0.32
BMI percentile categories (1<85th, 2=85th–95th, 3≥95th)	8.34 [3.16–13.52]	<0.01
MUFA intake (g/d)	0.23 [−0.33 to 0.49]	0.09
Latitude degree (°N)c	−0.59 [−1.2 to 0.20]	0.06
Constant	1570.28 [1527.89–1612.67]	<0.01

^aMultivariate linear regression.

^bThe number of hours spent outside, vitamin D status, latitude, sex, age, energy, protein, vitamin D and calcium intake did not contribute to the model.

^cLatitude ranged from 56° 32′–72° 40′N.