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Table 3 Estimated mean differences in test scores between the community controls and malaria group

From: Malaria with neurological involvement in Ugandan children: effect on cognitive ability, academic achievement and behaviour

Specific ability

Estimated mean differences

(confidence interval)

P1

Attention

0.40 (-0.05, 0.86)

0.09

Working Memory

1.53 (-0.52, 3.58)

0.15

Visual Spatial ability

-0.25 (-3.72, 4.23)

0.90

Reasoning

0.23 (-1.17, 1.63)

0.75

Learning

4.35 (-6.13, 14.84)

0.42

Arithmetic

1.41 (-0.36, 3.17)

0.12

Reading

1.21 (-0.96, 3.38)

0.28

Spelling

0.40 (-1.91, 2.70)

0.74

Internalizing Behaviour

-3.71 (-6.34, -1.08)

0.007

Externalizing Behaviour

-1.60 (-5.29, 2.09)

0.40

  1. 1ANCOVA with covariates; child's age, level of education, quality of home environment score, weight for age z score and sex