Table 4.
Mean planning and speaking HRV frequency measure (LF/HF) for children dependent on BLLs at age 3-5 years
| Predictors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRV 11 | HRV 1 1 | HRV 2 2 | HRV 2 2 | |
| R2 0.0010 | R2 0.0117 | R2 0.0113 | R2 0.0533 | |
| BLLs Dichotomized | - | |||
| > 5 mcg/dl | 0.01 [−0.19, 0.41] 3 | 0.10 [−0.22, 0.41] 3 | 0.35 [0.06, 0.63] | 0.36 [0.08, 0.65] |
| ≤ 5 mcg/dl | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Father Occupation | ||||
| Unemployed | −0.25 [−1.12, 0.62] | 0.27 [−0.47, 1.01] | ||
| Unskilled/skilled | −0.05 [−0.41, 0.32] | −0.01 [−0.34, 0.32] | ||
| Professional | Ref | Ref | ||
| Mother Occupation | ||||
| Unemployed | 0.09 [−0.38, 0.57] | 0.23 [−0.16, 0.63] | ||
| Unskilled/skilled | −0.02 [−0.45, 0.41] | 0.01 [−0.37, 0.38] | ||
| Professional | Ref | Ref | ||
| Age at HRV test | −0.12 [−0.48, 0.24] | 0.20 [−0.19, 0.60] | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 0.07 [−0.22, 0.37] | 0.48 [0.20, 0.76] | ||
| Male | Ref | Ref | ||
| Serum Fe | 0.16 [−0.02, 0.33] | 0.15 [−0.03, 0.27] | ||
| Neighborhood | ||||
| Crowded | −0.06 [−0.36, 0.24] | 0.15 [−014, 0.43] | ||
| Not Crowded | Ref | Ref |
Model with planning phase HRV LF/HF ratio
Model with speaking phase HRV LF/HF ratio
Coefficient [95% Confidence Interval]
Bolded= p-value < 0.05
Notes. Models represent the LF/HF outcome. An increasing LF/HF ratio indicates a decreasing HRV value.