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Occup Environ Med 61:76-78
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Is colour vision impairment associated with cognitive impairment in solvent exposed workers?

Table 1

Relations between psychometric tests and colour vision

Dependent variable Independent variables Regression coefficient 95% CI p value
CI, confidence interval.
*Benton visual retention test error score, Trail making A, and Trailing making B were log transformed before analysis.
†Taking antilogs, regression coefficient is 2.25, 95% CI 1.39 to 3.63.
‡Taking antilogs, regression coefficient is 1.50, 95% CI 1.11 to 2.05.
§Taking antilogs, regression coefficient is 1.47, 95% CI 1.06 to 2.05.
Benton score CCI −1.97 −3.21 to 0.72 0.002
IQ 0.05 0.02 to 0.08 0.002
Smoking −0.40 −1.08 to 0.08 0.249
Alcohol 0.01 −0.02 to 0.03 0.673
Constant 4.46 0.51 to 8.41 0.027
Benton error score* CCI† 0.81 0.33 to 1.29 0.001
IQ −0.02 −0.04 to 0.01 <0.001
Smoking 0.12 −0.14 to 0.39 0.359
Alcohol −0.004 −0.01 to 0.01 0.429
Constant 2.80 1.26 to 4.33 0.001
Trail A* (seconds) CCI‡ 0.41 0.10 to 0.72 0.010
Age 0.01 0.01 to 0.02 0.001
Smoking −0.01 −0.17 to 0.15 0.913
Alcohol 0.003 −0.003 to 0.01 0.357
Constant 2.30 1.84 to 2.75 <0.001
Trail B* (seconds) CCI§ 0.39 0.06 to 0.72 0.023
Age 0.02 0.01 to 0.03 <0.001
Smoking 0.09 −0.08 to 0.26 0.295
Alcohol 0.003 −0.004 to 0.01 0.423
Constant 2.78 2.29 to 3.28 <0.001

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