Table 5 Crude and adjusted Odds Ratios for poor performance in the learning, recall, word recognition tests, semantic and phonemic verbal fluency tests and trail-making test B, according to maternal education, low birth-weight, leg and trunk lengths among men and women (35 to 64 years of age) participating in the ELSA-Brasil (2008-2010)

Maternal education

High school or more

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Elementary school

1.32 (1.08, 1.62)^**

1.02 (0.83, 1.27)

1.02 (0.83, 1.27)

2.34 (1.86, 2.95)^**

1.48 (1.16, 1.89)^**

1.42 (1.12, 1.82)^**

3.02 (2.29, 4.00)^**

1.80 (1.35, 2.41)^**

1.72 (1.27, 2.33)^**

Incomplete elementary school

2.11 (1.79, 2.49)^**

1.36 (1.13, 1.62)^**

1.36 (1.13, 1.62)^**

3.46 (2.83, 4.25)^**

1.64 (1.32, 2.03)^**

1.58 (1.27, 1.95)^**

4.76 (3.72, 6.09)^**

2.07 (1.59, 2.69)^**

1.95 (1.48, 2.56)^**

Never went to school

4.23 (3.51, 5.08)^**

1.89 (1.53, 2.34)^**

1.89 (1.53, 2.34)^**

7.76 (6.24, 9.64)^*

2.17 (1.70, 2.78)^**

2.02 (1.58, 2.58)^**

14.60 (11.28, 18.90)^**

3.89 (2.93, 5.16)^**

3.53 (2.63, 4.75)^**

Birth-weight (Kg)

≥ 2.5

1.00

1.00

-

1.00

1.00

-

1.00

1.00

1.00

< 2.5

1.34 (1.08, 1.67)^**

1.07 (0.85, 1.35)

1.55 (1.25, 1.92)^**

1.13(0.90, 1.43)

2.20 (1.79, 2.71)^**

1.73 (1.37, 2.18)^**

1.63 (1.29, 2.06)^**

Centered leg length (cm)

0.98 (0.97, 0.99)^**

1.00 (0.99, 1.01)

-

0.96 (0.95, 0.97)^**

0.99 (0.97, 1.00)

-

0.97 (0.95, 0.98)^**

0.99 (0.98, 1.01)

-

Centered trunk length (cm)

0.94 (0.93, 0.96)^**

0.98 (0.97, 1.00)

-

0.89 (0.88, 0.91)^**

0.95 (0.93, 0.96)^**

0.96 (0.94, 0.97)^**

0.87 (0.86, 0.88)^**

0.93 (0.91, 0.94)^**

0.94 (0.92, 0.95)^**