Table 3.
ORs (95% CIs) from logistic regression for associations between “at risk” scores for ADHD-related BASC-2 subscalesa and high versus low ECAT exposure during the first year of life,b stratified by maternal education high school or less vs. more than high school.
| BASC-2 scale | Lower maternal educationn=119 | Higher maternal educationn=439 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nc | Unadjusted [OR (95% CI)] | Adjustedd [OR (95% CI)] | p-Value | nc | Unadjusted [OR (95% CI)] | Adjustedd [OR (95% CI)] | p-Value | |
| Hyperactivity | 18 | 0.9 (0.4, 1.9) | 0.9 (0.4, 2.2) | 0.83 | 29 | 2.4 (1.4, 4.1)* | 2.3 (1.3, 4.1)* | 0.003 |
| Attention Problems | 20 | 0.8 (0.4, 1.7) | 0.8 (0.3, 1.8) | 0.97 | 21 | 1.4 (0.8, 2.4) | 1.3 (0.7, 2.4) | 0.40 |
| Aggression | 13 | 0.7 (0.3, 1.7) | 0.6 (0.2, 1.7) | 0.34 | 24 | 1.9 (1.1, 3.4)* | 1.5 (0.8, 2.8) | 0.16 |
| Conduct Problems | 17 | 1.3 (0.6, 2.9) | 1.1 (0.4, 2.8) | 0.88 | 21 | 2.2 (1.2, 3.9)* | 1.7 (0.9, 3.2) | 0.14 |
| Atypicality | 18 | 1.4 (0.6, 3.2) | 1.6 (0.6, 4.1) | 0.31 | 17 | 1.7 (0.9, 3.2) | 1.4 (0.7, 2.8) | 0.30 |
| aBASC-2T-score >59.bECAT ≥40 µg/m3 vs. <0.40 µg/m3.cNumber with “at risk”T-score and high ECAT.dAdjusted for sex, and age 1year cigarette exposure. *p <0.05. | ||||||||