Table 6.
Comparison of mean neurodevelopmental scores for children with and without CFM, by external ear involvement
| Test | Measure | Controls N=84 |
Cases* | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unilateral N=72 |
Bilateral N=31 |
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| Mean Difference** | 95% CI | p-value | Mean Difference** | 95% CI | p-value | |||||
| PLS-5 | Total | Ref | 2.26 | −0.83 | 5.35 | 0.15 | −1.26 | −5.43 | 2.91 | 0.55 |
| Auditory Comprehension | Ref | 2.30 | −0.63 | 5.23 | 0.12 | −0.83 | −4.32 | 2.66 | 0.64 | |
| Expressive Communication | Ref | 1.99 | −1.50 | 5.48 | 0.26 | −1.67 | −6.77 | 3.44 | 0.52 | |
| Bayley-III | Cognitive | Ref | 0.52 | −2.96 | 4.01 | 0.77 | −1.66 | −5.92 | 2.59 | 0.44 |
| Motor Composite | Ref | 3.65 | 0.06 | 7.24 | 0.05 | −3.58 | −8.71 | 1.54 | 0.17 | |
| Fine Motor | Ref | 0.76 | −0.11 | 1.63 | 0.09 | −0.66 | −1.73 | 0.40 | 0.22 | |
| Gross Motor | Ref | 0.38 | −0.26 | 1.03 | 0.25 | −0.55 | −1.50 | 0.41 | 0.26 | |
*
Excludes 5 controls without ear involvement
**
Adjusted for age (months), SES (continuous), sex, study site (categorical), race (white/non-white), language (English/Spanish)