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Table 3 Effect size and bivariate analysis using linear regression between stunting and outcome measures

From: Association between stunting and neuro-psychological outcomes among children in Burkina Faso, West Africa

 

Effect size

Unstandardized

Standardized

P value

Cohen’s d

Coefficient (95% CI)

Coefficient (95% CI)

Memory (Atlantis—KABC-II)

0.44a

− 8.6 (− 13.1 to − 4.1)

− 0.4 (− 0.6 to − 0.2)

0.0002

Visual abilities (Conceptual Thinking—KABC-II)

0.29a

− 0.9 (− 1.8 to − 0.2)

− 0.2 (− 0.5 to − 0.05)

0.01

Visual abilities (Face Recognition—KABC-II)

0.23a

− 0.7 (− 1.4 to − 0.01)

− 0.2 (− 0.5 to − 0.002)

0.04

Memory (Number Recall—KABC-II)

0.24a

− 0.4 (− 0.9 to − 0.01)

− 0.2 (− 0.5 to − 0.006)

0.04

Spatial abilities (Triangle—KABC-II)

0.42a

− 1.2 (− 1.8 to − 0.5)

− 0.4 (− 0.6 to − 0.2)

0.0004

Reasoning (Block Counting—KABC-II)

0.17

− 0.6 (− 1.5 to 0.2)

− 0.2 (− 0.4 to 0.05)

0.1

General cognition (KABC-II)

0.48a

− 13.9 (− 20.5 to − 7.2)

− 0.5 (− 0.7 to − 0.2)

≤ 0.0001

Cognitive flexibility (CCT-1)

0.25a

1.8 (0.1 to 3.5)

0.3 (0.01 to 0.5)

0.03

Attention (TOVA)

0.27a

− 0.2 (− 0.3 to − 0.02)

− 0.3 (− 0.5 to − 0.03)

0.02

Inhibition (TOVA)

0.30a

5.0 (1.0 to 8.9)

0.3 (0.06 to 0.5)

0.01

  1. aSmall effect size from 0.2 to 0.49