Neurodevelopmental profiles of preschool-age children in Flint, Michigan: a latent profile analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Children in Flint, Michigan, have experienced myriad sociodemographic adversities exacerbated by the Flint water crisis. To help inform child-focused prevention and intervention efforts, we aimed to describe patterns of neurodevelopmental outcomes among preschoolers who experienced the Flint water crisis before age 2 years.

Method

Participants were 170 preschoolers who completed a comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessment battery, including directly administered measures of cognitive and executive functioning and maternal-report of adaptive skills and behavioral problems. We used latent profile analysis to derive subgroups. Multivariate multinomial logistic regression was conducted to examine the predictors of profile memberships, including child sex and maternal

SUBMITTER: Zheng S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8377967 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature