Extreme Heat Exposure and Adolescent Cognitive Function

Table 1.

Summary of the Structural Equation Model (SEM)

      B SE 95% CI p

Heat Exposure** Cognitive Function -0.018 0.008 -0.033 -0.003 0.018

Age Cognitive Function 0.525 0.004 0.517 0.533 0.000

Male Cognitive Function -0.015 0.007 -0.029 -0.001 0.041

Low HH SES Cognitive Function -0.163 0.009 -0.180 -0.146 0.000

Neighborhood income/ 50000 Cognitive Function 0.121 0.008 0.105 0.137 0.000

Other Cognitive Function -0.013 0.008 -0.027 0.002 0.099

Latino Cognitive Function -0.066 0.008 -0.082 -0.050 0.000

Black Cognitive Function -0.190 0.009 -0.206 -0.173 0.000

Asian Cognitive Function 0.034 0.007 0.019 0.048 0.000

Measurement              

Cognitive Function Total comp .961 .001 .958 .963 0.000

Cognitive Function Reading .847 .002 .842 .851 0.000

Cognitive Function Picture vocab .825 .002 .821 .830 0.000

Cognitive Function Picture .709 .003 .703 .716 0.000

Cognitive Function Pattern .595 .004 .588 .602 0.000

Cognitive Function List .737 .003 .731 .743 0.000

Cognitive Function Fluid Composition .871 .003 .865 .876 0.000

Cognitive Function Flanker .772 .003 .767 .778 0.000

Cognitive Function Crystalized .886 .002 .883 .890 0.000

Cognitive Function Card Sort .781 .003 .775 .787 0.000