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. 2019 Feb 1;143(2):e20182373. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-2373

TABLE 2.

Comparison of Mean IQ and Achievement Scores in Children With and Without PPB

Test and Scale Controls Children With PPB Children With PPB Versus Controls
Unadjusted Adjusteda
N Mean (SD) N Mean (SD) Mean Difference 95% CI ES P Mean Difference 95% CI ES P
DAS-2
 GCA 140 106.9 (11.9) 179 103.5 (12.9) −3.46 −6.18 −0.74 −0.28 .01 −4.26 −6.89 −1.63 −0.38 .002
 Nonverbal reasoning 140 104.4 (14.0) 179 101.2 (13.6) −3.23 −6.28 −0.19 −0.24 .04 −4.00 −7.03 −0.97 −0.31 .01
 Spatial 140 105.7 (10.9) 179 104.2 (12.3) −1.55 −4.10 1.01 −0.13 .24 −2.19 −4.73 0.34 −0.20 .09
 Processing speed 140 101.7 (12.5) 177 102.4 (13.1) 0.64 −2.20 3.47 0.05 .66 0.53 −2.41 3.47 0.04 .72
 Verbal 140 107.4 (12.9) 179 103.5 (13.1) −3.94 −6.82 −1.06 −0.30 .01 −4.66 −7.51 −1.81 −0.38 .001
 Working memory 140 104.0 (11.1) 179 101.2 (11.0) −2.86 −5.31 −0.41 −0.26 .02 −3.33 −5.74 −0.93 −0.32 .01
WIAT-3
 Mathematics 140 106.4 (15.5) 176 104.9 (15.4) −1.44 −4.88 2.00 −0.09 .41 −2.75 −6.14 0.63 −0.19 .11
 Total reading 137 107.4 (15.7) 171 104.9 (13.1) −2.51 −5.97 0.96 −0.16 .16 −3.19 −6.47 0.10 −0.22 .06
 Written expression 139 101.6 (14.8) 169 99.6 (15.1) −2.02 −5.32 1.27 −0.14 .23 −2.29 −5.50 0.92 −0.17 .16
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Adjusted for sex, SES (continuous), race (white or people of color), age in months (continuous).