Table 4.

B cohort: longitudinal psychosocial outcomes of children reported to have ear infections or hearing problems

SDQ subscale	Baseline ear infections				Baseline hearing problems
	SDQ Wave 3 4/5 years		SDQ Wave 4 6/7 years		SDQ Wave 3 4/5 years		SDQ Wave 4 6/7 years
	%	AOR	%	AOR [95% CI]	%	AOR [95% CI]	%	AOR [95% CI]
Abnormal/borderline pro-social score	13.8	1.03, p = 0.846	8.7	1.06, p = 0.724	18.8	1.85, p = 0.122	26.3	2.67*, p = 0.015
		Wald = 0.0, SE = 0.2		Wald = 0.1, SE = 0.2		Wald = 2.4, SE = 0.7		Wald = 5.9, SE = 1.1
Abnormal/borderline hyperactivity score	17.4	1.13, p = 0.429	18.5	1.03, p = 0.832	12.5	1.53, p = 0.292	21.0	1.48, p = 0.333
				Wald = 0.1, SE = 0.2		Wald = 1.1, SE = 0.6		Wald = 0.9, SE = 0.6
		Wald = 0.6, SE = 0.2
Abnormal/borderline emotional score	10.2	0.99, p = 0.967	19.9	1.19, p = 0.274	12.5	1.73, p = 0.173	31.5	2.20*, p = 0.048
		Wald = 0.0, SE = 0.2		Wald = 1.2, SE = 0.2		Wald = 1.8, SE = 0.7		Wald = 3.9, SE = 0.5
Abnormal/borderline peer problems score	18.9	0.95, p = 0.759	21.9	1.08, p = 0.633	25.0	1.72, p = 0.176	26.3	1.60, p = 0.242
		Wald = 0.1, SE = 0.1		Wald = 0.2, SE = 0.1		Wald = 1.8, SE = 0.7		Wald = 1.4, SE = 0.6
Abnormal/borderline conduct score	35.5	0.89, p = 0.449	25.2	1.13, p = 0.426	50.0	1.90, p = 0.136	21.0	1.26, p = 0.566
		Wald = 0.6, SE = 0.2		Wald = 0.6, SE = 0.2		Wald = 2.2, SE = 0.8		Wald = 0.3, SE = 0.5
Abnormal/borderline total score	15.2	1.03, p = 0.836	19.2	1.22, p = 0.221	25.0	2.09, p = 0.066	21.1	1.69, p = 0.196
		Wald = 0.1, SE = 0.2		Wald = 1.5, SE = 0.2		Wald = 3.4, SE = 0.8		Wald = 1.6, SE = 0.7

Note. * = significant difference; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; SE = standard error; SDQ = Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Analyses were adjusted for the responding parent’s education and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA).