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. 2016 Nov 11;7:1710. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01710

Table 5.

Adjusted analysis for Language for Learning difference scores and socio-demographic factors.

ASQ vs. PLS-E
SSLM vs. PLS-E
ASQ vs. SSLM
Coefficient p 95% CI Coefficient p 95% CI Coefficient p 95% CI
Parent age (years) 0.03 0.05 0.00, 0.05
Child age (months) 0.23 <0.001 0.12, 0.34 0.35 <0.001 0.23, 0.46 -0.13 0.02 -0.24, -0.02
Child gender (female) 0.18 0.14 -0.06, 0.42
Single parent 0.37 0.24 -0.24, 0.98
Household unemployment -0.20 0.50 -0.79, 0.38
No higher education
Income
Low vs. mid -0.22 0.25 -0.59, 0.16 0.27 0.12 -0.07, 0.61
Low vs. high -0.33 0.08 -0.70, 0.04 0.38 0.02 0.06, 0.71
SEIFA/100 (less disadvantage) -0.23 0.05 -0.46, 0.00 -0.15 0.22 -0.39, 0.09
LOTE 0.29 0.15 -0.11, 0.69
Difficult child temperament -0.18 0.02 -0.33, -0.03
R2 = 0.09 R2 = 0.19 R2= 0.10

Excluded due to p > 0.1 at univariate level; LOTE, Language other than English. ASQ = Ages and Stages Questionnaire, communication subscale; PLS-E = Preschool Language Scale, expressive language score; SSLM = Sure Start Language Measure.