Table 4

Multiple regression model of children's classroom adjustment (teacher-rating scale) (comparison of the effects of the differences (mean (95 % CIs)) between the two samples)

Population study*Extreme exposure study†
CoefficientMean difference‡ (95% CI)p ValueMean difference‡ (95% CI)p Value
*Representative sample; †sampling on exposure extremes (<50 dB,A,Ldn; >60 dB,A,Ldn); ‡differences based on the following contrasts: maternal education (high school v basic), male v female, people in household (6 v 3), house type (multiple dwelling v single family), biological risk=1 (birth weight <2500 g or <37 weeks of gestation) v 0 (normal birth weight/length of gestation), noise exposure (65 v 40 dB,A,Ldn ; >60 v <50 dB,A,Ldn).
Maternal education (1–5)−1.20 ( 0.82 to 1.58)<0.0001−0.88 (−0.16 to 1.92)0.1013
Sex (male/female)−1.04 (−1.33 to −0.74)<0.0001−1.39 (−2.23 to −0.55)0.0017
People in household (1–9)−0.14 (−0.52 to 0.25) 0.4878 0.94 (0.02 to 1.87)0.0489
House type (1–3)−0.48 (−0.85 to −0.11) 0.0112−0.04 (−1.07 to 1.00)0.9472
Biological risk (0–1)−0.33 (−0.71 to 0.05) 0.0855−0.53 (−1.68 to 0.63)0.3720
Noise exposure (30–75)−0.58 (−1.06 to −0.09) 0.0196 1.11 ( 0.28 to 1.95)0.0105
R2=0.09R2=0.21