Table 3.

K cohort: multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) of psychosocial outcomes of children reporting ear infections or hearing problems

Psychosocial outcomes	MANOVA of Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) subscales by ear infections or hearing problems
	Reported ear infections at baseline Wave 1 (4/5 years)				Reported hearing problems at baseline Wave 1 (4/5 years)
	SDQ Wave 1 4/5 years	SDQ Wave 2 6/7 years	SDQ Wave 3 8/9 years	SDQ Wave 4 10/11 years	SDQ Wave 1 4/5 years	SDQ Wave 2 6/7 years	SDQ Wave 3 8/9 years	SDQ Wave 4 10/11 years
Wilks’ lambda	0.987,	0.993,	0.992,	0.992,	0.991,	0.993,	0.986,	0.991,
	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001
Pillai’s trace	0.013,	0.007,	0.008,	0.008,	0.009,	0.007,	0.014,	0.009,
	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001
Hotelling trace	0.013,	0.007,	0.008,	0.008,	0.009,	0.007,	0.015,	0.009,
	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001
Roy’s largest root	0.013,	0.007,	0.008,	0.008,	0.009,	0.007,	0.015,	0.009,
	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001	p <0.001

Note. Analyses were adjusted for parent’s education and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA).