Validation study of the Chinese Early Development Instrument (CEDI)

BMC Pediatrics

Table 6 Descriptive statistics for CEDI domain scores and vulnerability by maternal education level

Maternal education	CEDI domain score – mean (sd)					Vulnerability	aOR^#
	P	S	E	L/C	C/G	N (%)	[95% CI]
Low	8.38 (1.10)	7.88	7.65	8.35	7.88	18	5.39*
Low	8.38 (1.10)	(1.72)	(1.19)	(1.98)	(2.46)	(37.5)	[1.14, 25.46]
Medium	8.85	8.10	7.91	9.18	8.11	23	3.41*
Medium	(1.26)	(1.75)	(1.40)	(1.22)	(1.91)	(25.8)	[1.09, 10.73]
High	9.29	8.18	8.66	9.58	8.58	0	1
	(0.89)	(1.47)	(0.80)	(0.73)	(1.48)	(0)

Note: Low = a maternal education level of junior secondary and below; medium = senior secondary education or a higher certificate or diploma; and high = a Bachelor’s degree and above. For the CEDI domains: P = Physical Health and Well-being; S = Social Competence; E = Emotional Maturation; L/C = Language and Cognitive Development; and C/G = Communication and General Knowledge. #Odds ratio estimated in the logistic regression with sex included; *p < .05, **p < .01 and ***p < .005.

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