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Table 3 Gender differences on model parameter

From: The developmental relationship between language and motor performance from 3 to 5 years of age: a prospective longitudinal population study

 

Boys b (CI)

Girls b (CI)

Gender difference

Language and fine motor skills

   

b L3-L5

.734 (.653-.816)***

.806 (.713-.899)***

ns

b L3-FM5

.235 (.165-.305)***

.307 (.212-.402)***

ns

b FM3-FM5

.392 (.288-.497)***

.624 (.439-.808)***

ns

b FM3-L5

.023 (−.071-.118) ns

.048 (−.097-.192) ns

ns

cov L3-FM3

.185 (.153-.217)***

.221 (.171-.271)***

ns

res cov L5-FM5

.155 (.120-.189)***

.173 (.120-.226)***

ns

Language and gross motor skills

b L3-L5

.090 (.043-.137)***

.821 (.723-.920) ***

ns

b L3-GM5

.006 (−.166-.177) ns

.230 (.-088-.372)*

ns

b GM3-GM5

1.053 (.643-1.436)***

.673 (.461-.885)***

ns

b GM3-L5

-.027 (−.190-.137) ns

-.062 (−.192-.067) ns

ns

cov L3-GM3

.264 (.219-.308)***

.391 (.340-.443)***

***

cov L3-GM3

.102 (.044-.160)**

.090 (.043-.137)***

ns

  1. *** = p < .000, ** = p < .005,* = p < .050, ns = not significant, b = regression coefficients, cov = covariance coefficients, res cov = residual covariance coefficients, L3 = language skills at 3 years, L5 = language skills at 5 years, FM3 = fine motor skills at 3 years, FM5 = fine motor skills at 5 years, GM3 = gross motor skills at 3 years, GM5 = gross motor skills at 5 years.
  2. All parameters are unstandardized estimates.