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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Learn Disabil. 2014 Oct 20;49(3):305–319. doi: 10.1177/0022219414553849

Table 2.

Multiple Logistic Regression Models of 48–60 Month Repeated Mathematics Difficulty Using 24 Month Predictors, ECLS-B Data (Odds Ratios)

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
Cognitive Delay at 24 Months 3.64 *** 2.76 *** 2.68 *** 1.94 ***
Child’s Age at 60 month Assessment 0.79 *** 0.79 *** 0.80 ***
Child is Male 1.22 1.25 * 1.15
Lowest SES Quintile at 48 Months 12.59 *** 12.44 *** 10.08 ***
Second Lowest SES Quintile at 48 Months 6.87 *** 6.79 *** 5.55 ***
Middle SES Quintile at 48 Months 4.79 *** 4.79 *** 4.29 ***
Second Highest SES Quintile at 48 Months 2.90 ** 2.90 *** 2.75 **
Mother’s Age at Birth > 35 years 0.99 0.96 0.95
Mother’s Age at Birth < 18 years 1.41 1.39 1.42
Mother Not Married at Child Birth 1.17 1.16 1.19
Black 1.12 1.10 1.23
Hispanic 1.27 1.28 1.32
Other 1.09 1.09 1.12
Child’s Birth Weight < 1500 grams 2.26 *** 1.94 ***
Child’s Birth Weight 1500 to 2500 grams 1.64 *** 1.64 ***
Labor Complications 0.85 0.85
Medical Risk Factors 0.99 0.96
Behavioral Risk Factors 1.07 1.05
Obstetric Procedures 1.01 1.02
Congenital Anomalies 0.81 0.77
Low Word Score at 24 Months 1.50 **
Low Approaches to Learning at 24 Months 1.31
IEP/IFSP at 48 Months 2.32 **
Head Start at 48 Months 0.60 **
Center Based Care at 48 Months 0.49 ***

Note: N=5,950.

*

p < 0.05;

**

p < 0.01;

***

p < 0.001.

Population rounded in accordance with IES security restrictions. 25.9% lowest = Low Word Score; 22% lowest = Low Approaches to Learning; 25% lowest = Low Bayley. Multiple imputation used, regression weighted, and complex sample design used. PMD= 15.6%