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. 2019 Dec 7;11(12):2999. doi: 10.3390/nu11122999

Table 5.

Regression models for predicting neuropsychological outcomes in children aged 7–8 years according to serum ferritin (SF) levels (mg/L) measured in the first period of pregnancy and total iron intake (mg/day) in the second period of pregnancy. INMA cohort study, Spain 2003–2008.

N-Back Test B (95%CI) p Trail Making Test A B (95%CI) p
d’ numbers 2- back Response time in seconds
SF (<12 µg/L vs. 12–60 µg/L) 0.4 (0.1–0.7) 0.011 SF (<12 µg/L vs. 12–60 µg/L) −7.9 (−14.5–−1.4) 0.017
SF (<12 µg/L vs. >60 µg/L) 0.5 (0.1–0.8) 0.013 SF (<12 µg/L vs. >60 µg/L) −6.9 (−15.4–1.7) 0.114
N-Back Test
d’ numbers 2- back
N-Back Test
d’ numbers 3- back
Total iron intake (T1 vs. T2) 0.3 (0.1–0.5) 0.014 Total iron intake (T1 vs. T2) 0.1 (−0.1–0.3) 0.189
Total iron intake (T2 vs. T3) 0.3 (0.1–0.5) 0.016 Total iron intake (T2 vs. T3) 0.2 (0.1–0.4) 0.024