Table 2.
Effects of prenatal viral respiratory infection and maternal choline level on Infant Regulation at 3 months of age.a
| IBQ-R Regulation | Choline<7.5 μM 16 weeks |
Choline≥7.5 μM 16 weeks |
b,cCholine P = | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months, mean (SE) | No infection by 16 weeks | 5.67 (0.18) | 5.34 (0.22) | 0.34 |
| Viral infection by 16 weeks | 4.55 (0.25) | 5.23 (0.30) | 0.002 | |
| bViral P = | 0.005 | 0.82 | ||
| IBQ-R Attention Duration 3 months, mean (SE) |
No infection by 16 weeks | 5.00 (0.45) | 4.47 (0.57) | 0.25 |
| Viral infection by 16 weeks | 2.64 (0.64) | 4.21 (0.77) | 0.006 | |
| cViral P = | <0.001 | 0.48 |
LSD for marginal means.
a
Lower scores for the Regulation dimension and Attention Duration scale indicate that the viral infection has adversely affected the infant's ability to concentrate, to interact with caregivers, and to maintain attention.
b
Regulation: viral infection*choline≥7.5 μL, Fdf1,73 = 13.22, P = 0.001.
c
Attention Duration: viral infection*choline≥7.5 μL, Fdf1,73 = 7.24, P = 0.009.