Table 3.
Sensitivity Analyses
| Outcome | Predictor: Fluharty at age 3 OR [95% CI] |
Predictor: Fluharty at age 4 OR [95% CI] |
|---|---|---|
| Sensitivity analysis (A) | ||
| Had an IEP at ages 7.5, 8.5, or 9.5 | - | 0.47 [0.37, 0.59] |
| Ever referred for special education by age 9.5 | - | 0.55 [0.44, 0.69] |
| Ever held back by age 9.5 | - | 0.48 [0.34, 0.69] |
| Sensitivity analysis (B) | ||
| Had an IEP at age 9.5 | 0.43 [0.31, 0.60] | - |
| Was referred for special education at age 9.5 | 0.60 [0.43, 0.82] | - |
| Was held back at age 9.5 | 0.47 [0.17, 1.32] | - |
| Sensitivity analysis (C) | ||
| “Yes” to any of 3 special education outcomesa | 0.48 [0.37, 0.64] | - |
Abbreviations: IEP, individualized education program.
Fluharty is the General Language Quotient standard score. Intervention status was included as a covariate in all regressions. Values are odds ratios from logistic regression, and bracketed numbers indicate associated 95% confidence interval.
a
Fifty-seven percent of sample responded “yes” to any of the 3 special education outcomes at 1 or more of the assessed time points.