Table 3

Cognitive outcomes at 9 years of age

Intervention
Mean (SD)
(N=66)
Control
Mean (SD)
(N=59)
Adjusted mean difference
(95% CI)
p Value*
Full scale IQ score100.9 (14.3)98.2 (16.6)2.12 (−3.4 to 7.6)0.45
Total verbal IQ score102.7 (13.7)99.69 (16.3)2.4 (−2.9 to 7.8)0.37
Total performance IQ score98.7 (17.7)97.2 (15.8)1.1 (−4.9 to 7.2)0.71
Verbal Comprehension Index104.1 (13.8)100.1 (15.6)3.5 (−1.8 to 8.7)0.19
Perceptual Organisational Index99.8 (17.1)98.4 (15.3)0.8 (−5.0 to 6.6)0.78
Freedom from distractibility97.2 (14.5)96.4 (15.1)0.5 (−5.0 to 5.9)0.86
Processing Speed Index94.9 (16.2)92.8 (20.0)2.2 (−4.3 to 8.7)0.51
  • The means presented are estimated marginal means from a linear mixed model that adjusts for mother education and the clustering effect of twins.

  • *Adjusted for clustering effects of twin pairs and maternal education.