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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants, 2007-2009

From: An association between Helicobacter pylori infection and cognitive function in children at early school age: a community-based study

 

All villages

Missing

Village SES

P value

 

N = 200

N (%)

Low N = 83

Intermediate N = 62

High N = 55

 

Maternal education ≥10 years, N (%)

100 (50.0)

-

15 (18.1)

41 (66.1)

44 (80.0)

<0.001

Paternal education ≥10 years, N (%)

98 (52.7)

14 (7.0)

22 (30.6)

38 (61.3)

38 (73.1)

<0.001

Crowding index >2, N (%)

58 (29.0)

-

47 (56.6)

9 (14.5)

2 (3.6)

<0.001

Monthly family income ≥4000 NIS, N (%)*

74 (37.9)

5 (2.5)

15 (18.3)

31 (50.0)

28 (54.9)

<0.001

H. pylori infection, N (%)

107 (59.1)

19 (9.5)

63 (87.5)

22 (38.6)

22 (42.3)

<0.001

Mean Full-Scale IQ (SD)

98.9 (12.6)

-

90.1 (12.0)

106.2 (8.5)

104.0 (8.9)

<0.001

Mean Non-Verbal IQ (SD)

96.6 (12.4)

-

88.4 (10.9)

103.7 (9.8)

100.9 (9.8)

<0.001

Mean Verbal IQ (SD)

101.6 (13.1)

-

92.9 (13.8)

108.4 (8.0)

107.0 (8.4)

<0.001

  1. * NIS: New Israeli Shekel (1 NIS~3.6 US$)