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Table 4 Linear model of prediction of WPPSI-II/WISC-IV scores. Adjusted for parents’ educational level

From: Cognitive function in metformin exposed children, born to mothers with PCOS – follow-up of an RCT

  

B (95% CI)

SE B

β

p-value

R2

Full scale IQ

     

0.10

 

Metformin/placebo

1.6 (−3.6, 6.7)

2.59

0.55

.550

 
 

Mother’s education

4.6 (1.3, 8.0)

1.68

0.32

.007

 
 

Father’s education

−0.5 (−3.8, 2.9)

1.69

−0.03

.788

 

Verbal comprehension

     

0.09

 

Metformin/placebo

2.2 (−4.4, 8.7)

3.30

0.07

.513

 
 

Mother’s education

5.4 (1.1, 9.6)

2.14

0.30

.014

 
 

Father’s education

−0.4 (−4.7,3.8)

2.15

−0.03

.836

 

Working memory

     

0.07

 

Metformin/placebo

2.4 (−3.3, 8.2)

2.89

0.09

.404

 
 

Mother’s education

4.1 (0.4, 7.8)

1.87

0.26

.030

 
 

Father’s education

−0.5 (−4.2, 3.3)

1.88

−0.03

.802

 

Perceptual organization

     

0.10

 

Metformin/placebo

1.5 (−4.9, 7.9)

3.21

0.05

.640

 
 

Mother’s education

5.5 (1.4, 9.6)

2.08

0.31

.010

 
 

Father’s education

0.3 (−3.8, 4.5)

2.09

0.02

.873

 

Processing speed

     

0.02

 

Metformin/placebo

−3.2 (−11.1, 4.7)

3.97

−0.09

.419

 
 

Mother’s education

1.9 (−3.2, 7.0)

2.57

0.09

.469

 
 

Father’s education

−2.7 (−7.8, 2.4)

2.58

−0.13

.299

 
  1. WPPSI-III Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence - Third edition
  2. WISC-IV Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Fourth edition