Table 3 Prenatal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking (PEMCS) and cognitive outcomes in adulthood (vocabulary, matrix reasoning, verbal fluency, pegboard test, Stroop test, PAL and MSST test), according to sex
Cognitive test | Males (n = 132)a |  | Females (n = 181)b |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Beta Coefficient (95% confidence interval) | P-Value | Beta Coefficient (95% confidence interval) | P-Value |
Vocabulary | -0.444 (-0.783, -0.104) | 0.011 | 0.123 (-0.150, 0.396) | 0.375 |
Matrix reasoning | -0.379 (-0.711, -0.047) | 0.026 | 0.026 (-0.265, 0.316) | 0.863 |
Verbal fluency | -0.256 (-0.615, 0.102) | 0.160 | -0.058 (-0.350, 0.233) | 0.692 |
Pegboard | -0.068 (-0.339, 0.203) | 0.621 | -0.164 (-0.385, 0.057) | 0.145 |
Stroop | -0.143 (-0.472, 0.186) | 0.392 | 0.083 (-0.199, 0.366) | 0.562 |
PAL | -0.232 (-0.592, 0.128) | 0.204 | 0.014 (-0.296, 0.324) | 0.929 |
MSST | -0.092 (-0.416, 0.234) | 0.578 | 0.023 (-0.319, 0.364) | 0.896 |