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Table 2 Description of the behavioral (SDQ) and cognitive (CANTAB) outcomes and microbial measurements

From: Association of indoor dust microbiota with cognitive function and behavior in preschool-aged children

 

n (%)

min

P25

P50

P75

max

SDQ outcomes

 Peer relationship scale

  Normal

143 (83.6)

     

  Not normal

28 (16.4)

     

 Emotional scale

  Normal

126 (73.7)

     

  Not normal

45 (26.3)

     

 Conduct scale

  Normal

127 (74.3)

     

  Not normal

44 (25.7)

     

 Hyperactivity scale

  Normal

141 (82.5)

     

  Not normal

30 (17.5)

     

 Total difficulties score

  Normal

143 (83.6)

     

  Not normal

28 (16.4)

     

Cantab outcomes

 Attention and psychomotor speed

  MOT

   Response time, ms

170

659.3

817.8

980.4

1161.1

2961.8

   Error, pixel units

170

8.2

12.0

13.89

15.99

21.5

  BLC

   Response time, ms

172

726

898.6

985.0

1083.6

1467.0

 Visual and working memory

  SSP

   Span Length, number of boxes

172

0

2

3

3

5

  DMS

   Response time on first try, ms

143

1340.0

3303.9

4169.9

5368.7

13994.7

   Error given correct answer, %

169

13.3

41.7

54.6

66.7

100.0

   Percentage correct, %

169

10.0

35.0

45.0

55.0

85.0

Microbial measurements

 Microbial diversity

  Bacteria

   Chao1 richness

173

111

294

406

501

728

   Shannon diversity

171

4.93

6.57

7.11

7.61

8.57

  Fungi

   Chao1 richness

172

24

92

131

174

300

   Shannon diversity

172

0.66

2.71

3.40

4.09

5.57

 Microbial load

  Gram-negative bacterial load

171

9683

150635

289297

486076

2786787

  Gram-positive bacterial load

168

437

84846

157486

273577

1010599

  Fungal load

170

155

20332

33724

62577

211855