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. 2015 Aug 6;10(8):e0134780. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134780

Table 5. Association between children’s health trajectories and school level assessment (n = 1,865) and Cito Test score (n = 1,531) (Z-scores).

School level assessment a Cito Test score a
% βb (95% CI) b βb (95% CI) b
Eczema
none (reference) c 79 0 0
early only d 6 -0.01 (-0.22;0.19) 0.06 (-0.18;0.29)
late only e 7 -0.12 (-0.32;0.08) -0.02 (-0.24;0.19)
Persistent f 9 -0.07 (-0.22;0.08) -0.04 (-0.21;0.13)
Asthma symptoms
none (reference) c 80 0 0
early only d 8 0.03 (-0.14;0.19) -0.01 (-0.19;0.17)
late only e 5 -0.16 (-0.39;0.07) -0.25 (-0.52;0.02)
Persistent f 7 -0.17 (-0.35;0.01) -0.25 (-0.46;-0.04)
Poor general health
none (reference) c 53 0 0
early only d 14 -0.05 (-0.18;0.09) -0.08 (-0.23;0.08)
late only e 14 0.03 (-0.10;0.17) 0.00 (-0.15;0.15)
Persistent f 19 -0.14 (-0.26;-0.01) -0.12 (-0.26;0.02)
Frequent respiratory infections
none (reference) c 93 0 0
early only d 5 -0.15 (-0.38;0.07) -0.18 (-0.45;0.09)
late only e 2 -0.17 (-0.51;0.17) -0.18 (-0.52;0.16)
Persistent f 1 0.01 (-0.38;0.41) 0.25 (-0.14;0.65)
Overweight
none (reference) c 86 0 0
early only d 3 0.00 (-0.38;0.39) -0.15 (-0.65;0.35)
late only e 8 -0.34 (-0.54;-0.14) -0.23 (-0.48;0.01)
Persistent f 4 -0.08 (-0.31;0.14) -0.21 (-0.48;0.07)

a Adjusted for sex of the child

b 95% confidence intervals of β

c Parents reported health problems not more than once between age three to five years, and not more than once between age six to eleven (never in case of poor general health)

d Parents reported health problems at least two out of three times between age three to five years (poor general health at least once between age three to six) and not more than once between age six to eleven (none for poor general health)

e Parents reported health problems not more than once between age three to five years (none for poor general health), and at least two out of four times between age six to eleven (poor general health at least once between age seven to eleven)

f Parents reported health problems at least two out of three times between age three to five and at least two out of four times between age six to eleven (poor general health at least once between age three to six and at least once between age seven to eleven).