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Table 4 Estimated effects of the covariates on the latent motor function, the latent verbal function and on biased indicators.

From: Estimation of health effects of prenatal methylmercury exposure using structural equation models

Covariate

Motor

FT1

HEC

Verbal

DS

η6

CV LT2

Age (years)

4.28

(6.49)

  

3.516

(6.77)

   

Sex (girl-boy)

-2.06

(-4.17)

1.43

(3.08)

3.41

(3.88)

0.638

(1.28)

2.42

(3.26)

-1.66

(-3.51)

 

Maternal Raven (score)

0.013

(0.53)

 

0.188

(3.75)

0.088

(4.03)

   

Risk factors (yes-no)

-0.642

(-1.30)

  

-1.62

(-3.37)

   

Day care (yes-no)

-0.682

(-1.77)

  

1.46

(3.93)

   

Maternal education (yes-no)

-0.003

(-0.01)

  

0.532

(1.44)

   

Paternal education (yes-no)

-0.015

(-0.04)

  

1.11

(2.73)

   

Paternal employment (yes-no)

0.318

(0.63)

  

0.476

(1.06)

  

3.26

(3.62)

Town7 (town-village)

0.758

(1.89)

  

0.790

(2.07)

   

Computer acquaintance

(some-little)

1.65

(3.59)

      

(much-some)

1.79

(4.08)

      
  1. All regression coefficients of motor responses are on the scale of the FT1 score, while all regression coefficients of verbal responses are on the scale of the BNT2 score. Below each regression coefficient the corresponding u-statistic is given.