Research Article
Sertraline May Improve Language Developmental Trajectory in Young Children with Fragile X Syndrome: A Retrospective Chart Review
Table 3
Change in expressive and receptive language (raw) MSEL scores.
| | | | | | Average score at age 20 months | Average score, age at 40 months | | | | | | ON sertraline | OFF sertraline | ON sertraline | OFF sertraline | Outcome | Variable | Coefficient | SE1 | P value | Estimate2 | SE | Estimate | SE | Estimate | SE | Estimate | SE |
| Expressive language | Intercept | 4.594 | 1.9994 | 0.0265 | 9.72 | 1.89 | 9.09 | 1.20 | 22.36 | 1.49 | 13.59 | 0.91 | Group (sertraline) | −7.5049 | 3.7628 | 0.0525 | | | | | | | | | Age | 0.2249 | 0.04961 | <.0001 | | | | | | | | | | 0.4067 | 0.0948 | <.0001 | | | | | | | | |
| Receptive language | Intercept | 6.4653 | 1.837 | 0.001 | 15.32 | 1.81 | 11.47 | 1.13 | 25.14 | 1.45 | 16.48 | 0.89 | Group (sertraline) | −0.9751 | 3.4644 | 0.7797 | | | | | | | | | Age | 0.2504 | 0.04488 | <.0001 | | | | | | | | | | 0.2408 | 0.08528 | 0.0071 | | | | | | | | |
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1SE : etandard error. 2Model-based estimate of mean expressive/receptive language score.
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