TABLE 2.
Grade 4 |
Grade 3 |
|
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Characteristics | Regression coefficient and 95% CI |
Regression coefficient and 95% CI |
Visual acuity in better eye | 2.44 (−1.90, 6.79) | 1.98 (−2.49, 6.46) |
Gender, male versus female | −4.09 (−5.59, −.60) | −4.01 (−5.52, −2.51) |
Ethnicity | ||
Chinese | 1.38 (−1.77, 4.54) | 0.21 (−3.01, 3.44) |
Malay | −3.23 (−6.72, 0.25) | −4.28 (−7.81, −0.75) |
Other | – | – |
School | ||
1 | 1.91 (−0.41, 4.23) | 2.12 (−0.18, 4.43) |
2 | 0.27 (−1.65, 2.18) | 0.47 (−1.46, 2.39) |
3 | – | – |
Father’s educational level | ||
1 | −19.06 (−23.25, −14.87) | −19.30 (−23.56, −15.04) |
2 | −10.41 (−13.13, 27.69) | −10.89 (−13.64, 28.15) |
3 | −6.65 (−9.05, −4.24) | −7.19 (−9.62, −4.76) |
4 | −1.43 (−4.17, 1.31) | −1.44 (−4.19, 1.32) |
5 | – | – |
Number of books read/week | 0.48 (0.22, 0.74) | 0.48 (0.22, 0.74) |
Intellegence Quota (IQ) score | 0.61 (0.55, 0.68) | 0.60 (0.53, 0.66) |
Note: Father’s Education Level, 1 = no education, 2 = primary education, 3 = secondary education, 4 = tertiary/diploma education, 5 = tertiary/university education. CI = Confidence interval.