Table 4.
Linear regression analysis of Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-Second Edition standard scores by season and Fast Fourier Transform signals at 12 months: stationary and locomotion subtests and gross motor and fine motor as the outcome, respectively.
| Category and variablea | Estimate (SE) | t test (df) | P value | ||||
| Stationary | |||||||
|
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(intercept) | 9.23 (0.19) | 47.9 (99) | <.001 | |||
|
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one-third day | 0.04 (0.02) | 2.17 (99) | .03b | |||
| Locomotion | |||||||
|
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(intercept) | 7.16 (0.43) | 16.48 (97) | <.001 | |||
|
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summer | 0.71 (0.75) | 0.94 (97) | .35 | |||
|
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one-third day | 0.19 (0.04) | 4.61 (97) | <.001b | |||
|
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summer: one-third day | –0.13 (0.07) | –1.93 (97) | .06c | |||
| Gross motor | |||||||
|
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(intercept) | 26.41 (0.63) | 42.03 (97) | <.001 | |||
|
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summer | 0.57 (1.09) | 0.52 (97) | .60 | |||
|
|
one-third day | 0.24 (0.06) | 3.97 (97) | <.001b | |||
|
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summer: one-third day | –0.17 (0.10) | –1.73 (97) | .09c | |||
| Fine motor | |||||||
|
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(intercept) | 21.08 (0.5) | 42.15 (97) | <.001 | |||
|
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summer | 0.34 (0.86) | 0.39 (97) | .70 | |||
|
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one-third day | 0.11 (0.05) | 2.36 (97) | .02b | |||
|
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summer: one-third day | –0.15 (0.08) | –1.89 (97) | .06c | |||
aThe Fast Fourier Transform signals were multiplied by 10,000 in regression models so that the estimated effect sizes were for every 10,000-unit increase in the Fast Fourier Transform signals.
bStatistical significance level at α=.05.
cStatistical significance level at α=.10.