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. 2013 Feb 15;8(2):e56688. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056688

Table 4. Multivariate logistic regression analysis of associated factors for dyslexia.

Subjects Variables OR (95%CI) P
Low-grade
Gender
Female 1
Male 2.7 (1.7–4.4) <0.001
Active learning
Never 1
Yes 0.1 (0.0–0.2) <0.001
Sometimes 0.3 (0.2–0.5) <0.001
High-grade
Gender
Female 1
Male 2.0 (1.2–3.1) 0.004
Active learning
Never 1
Yes 0.1 (0.0–0.1) <0.001
Sometimes 0.3 (0.2–0.4) <0.001
All subjects
Gender
Female 1
Male 2.3 (1.6–3.2) <0.001
Mother's education level
College diploma or above 1
Junior college 5.0 (0.7–38.5) 0.122
Senior high school or equivalency 9.3 (1.3–67.4) 0.028
Junior high school or below 12.1 (1.6–87.3) 0.014
Active learning
Never 1
Yes 0.1 (0.1–0.2) <0.001
Sometimes 0.3 (0.2–0.4) <0.001
Schedule reading time
No 1
Yes 0.5 (0.4–0.8) 0.002

OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval.