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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2015 Apr 14;167(2):253–259.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.03.014

Table 4.

Multivariable Associations between Logarithmic of Serum Cotinine Levels and BOT-2 Subtests.

BOT-2 Subtests Explanatory Variables β ( 95% CI) P Adj. R2
Fine motor precision Serum cotinine −0.09 (−0.22, 0.05) 0.21
Age 0.70 (0.46, 0.94) <0.0001
Gender −1.14 (−1.58, −0.70) <0.0001
Barratt’s Education 0.10 (−0.002, 0.20) 0.05
Blood Pb −0.32 (−0.83, 0.18) 0.21 0.24
BMn (Linear) 13.80 (0.85, 26.75) 0.04
BMn (Quadratic) −3.07 (−5.92, −0.21) 0.03
HMn (Linear) 0.001 (−0.26, 0.26) 0.99
Fine motor integration Serum cotinine −0.09 (−0.17, −0.02) 0.01
Age 0.22 (0.08, 0.36) 0.002
Gender −0.32 (−0.57, −0.07) 0.01 0.10
Barratt’s Education 0.02 (−0.03, 0.08) 0.40
HMn (Linear) 0.02 (−0.13, 0.17) 0.80
Manual dexterity Serum cotinine −0.04 (−0.11, 0.03) 0.26
Age 0.54 (0.40, 0.67) <.0001
Gender −0.32 (−0.56, −0.08) 0.01
BMI −0.02 (−0.05, 0.02) 0.36
Parent IQ 0.003 (−0.01, 0.01) 0.51 0.24
BPb 0.06 (−0.23, 0.34) 0.69
BMn (Linear) 11.10 (4.02, 18.18) 0.002
BMn (Quadratic) −2.44 (−4.00, −0.88) 0.002
HMn (Linear) 1.72 (0.39, 3.04) 0.01
HMn (quadratic) −0.14 (−0.25, −0.03) 0.01
Bilateral coordination Serum cotinine −0.03 (−0.09, 0.04) 0.40
Age 0.31 (0.19, 0.43) <0.0001
Gender −0.32 (−0.54, −0.11) 0.003 0.18
Barratt’s Education 0.10 (0.05, 0.15) <0.0001
HMn (Linear) 0.06 (−0.07, 0.18) 0.37
Balance Serum cotinine −0.07 (−0.13, −0.01) 0.02
Gender −0.23 (−0.43, −0.03) 0.04
BMI −0.04 (−0.07, −0.01) 0.003
Barratt’s Education −0.04 (−0.08, 0.01) 0.13 0.08
Blood Mn (Linear) 7.48 (1.57, 13.39) 0.01
Blood Mn (Quadratic) −1.66 (−2.96, −0.36) 0.01
Hair Mn (Linear) 0.08 (−0.03, 0.20) 0.16
Running speed Serum cotinine −0.03 (−0.13, 0.07) 0.57
Age 0.26 (0.08, 0.44) 0.006
BMI −0.11 (−0.16, −0.06) <0.001
Parent IQ −0.004 (−0.02, 0.01) 0.52
Barratt’s Education 0.03 (−0.06, 0.12) 0.49 0.13
Blood Pb 0.05 (−0.33, 0.43) 0.79
Blood Mn (Linear) 13.44 (3.88, 22.99) 0.006
Blood Mn (Quadratic) −3.04 (−5.14, −0.93) 0.004
Hair Mn (Linear) 1.20 (−0.58, 2.99) 0.19
Hair Mn (Quadratic) −0.09 (−0.24, 0.05) 0.19
Upper limb coordination Serum cotinine −0.12 (−0.31, 0.06) 0.19
Age 1.03 (0.70, 1.36) <.0001
Barratt’s Education 0.09 (−0.05, 0.23) 0.19 0.15
Blood Pb 0.83 (0.14, 1.53) 0.02
Hair Mn (Linear) 0.26 (−0.09, 0.61) 0.15
Strength Serum cotinine −0.14 (−0.28, −0.001) 0.04
Age 1.15 (0.88, 1.42) <.0001
BMI −0.14 (−0.22, −0.07) 0.001
Parent IQ 0.007 (−0.01, 0.03) 0.44 0.25
BPb 0.22 (−0.35, 0.80) 0.45
Blood Mn (Linear) 20.63 (6.16, 35.10) 0.005
Blood Mn (Quadratic) −4.60 (−7.79, −1.41) 0.005
Hair Mn (Linear) 0.21 (−0.07, 0.50) 0.14