Table 2. Association of Standardized Child Hearing Acuity With Central Institute for Test Development (Cito) Test z Scores and Cito Test Subscale z Scores (n = 2399).
| Measure | Cito Test z Score, β (95% CI)a |
|---|---|
| Cito Test Total Score | |
| Better-hearing ear | |
| LPTA | 0.002 (−0.010 to −0.006) |
| HPTA | −0.005 (−0.012 to 0.002) |
| Worse-hearing ear | |
| LPTA | −0.004 (−0.011 to 0.002) |
| HPTA | −0.006 (−0.012 to −0.001) |
| SRTb | −0.061 (−0.097 to −0.024) |
| Cito Language Subscale Score | |
| Better-hearing ear | |
| LPTA | −0.001 (−0.008 to 0.006) |
| HPTA | −0.003 (−0.010 to 0.004) |
| Worse-hearing ear | |
| LPTA | −0.004 (−0.011 to 0.002) |
| HPTA | −0.005 (−0.011 to 0) |
| SRTb | −0.054 (−0.088 to −0.019) |
| Cito Mathematics Subscale Score | |
| Better-hearing ear | |
| LPTA | −0.003 (−0.010 to 0.004) |
| HPTA | −0.007 (−0.014 to 0) |
| Worse-hearing ear | |
| LPTA | −0.003 (−0.009 to 0.004) |
| HPTA | −0.006 (−0.011 to 0) |
| SRTb | −0.054 (−0.090 to −0.018) |
| Cito World Orientation Subscale Scorec | |
| Better-hearing ear | |
| LPTA | −0.011 (−0.021 to −0.001) |
| HPTA | −0.010 (−0.019 to −0.001) |
| Worse-hearing ear | |
| LPTA | −0.013 (−0.022 to −0.005) |
| HPTA | −0.013 (−0.020 to −0.005) |
| SRTd | −0.035 (−0.084 to 0.014) |
Abbreviations: HPTA, high-frequency pure-tone average; LPTA, low-frequency pure-tone average; SRT, speech reception threshold.
a
Adjusted for age, sex, gestational age at birth, global area of origin, maternal educational level, household income, Child Behavior Checklist attention problem score, maternal and paternal psychopathologic symptoms, and year of Cito testing.
b
Data available for 1191 participants.
c
Optional subscale from the Cito test with a smaller sample (n = 1418).
d
Data available for 677 participants.