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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of five-year-old children by gestational term (Aracaju, 2010)

From: Stomatognathic evaluation at five years of age in children born premature and at term

Variable

Premature

Term

 
 

n%

n%

n%

Sex

   

Male

20(62.5)

212(55.6)

232(56.2)

Female

12(37.5)

169(44.4)

181(43.8)

Hospitalization Category

   

SUS*

28(87.5)

329(86.4)

357(86.4)

Health Insurance

4(12.5)

45(11.8)

49(11.9)

Private

 

6(1.6)

6(1.5)

Missing

 

1(0.2)

1(0.2)

Delivery Type

   

Normal

21(65.6)

278(73.0)

299(72.4)

Cesarea

11(34.4)

102(26.8)

113(27.4)

Forceps

1(0.3)

 

1(0.2)

Government Aid

   

Unassisted

8(25.0)

139(36.9)

147(35.9)

Assisted

24(75.0)

235(62.3)

259(63.4)

Missing

 

3(0.8)

3(0.7)

Familiar Income

   

≤1 MSª

19(59.3)

165(43.3)

184(44.5)

1 a ≤ 2 MS

9(28.2)

124(32.5)

133(32.2)

>2 MS

4(12.5)

72(18.9)

76(18.4)

Missing

  

20(4.84)

People living at home

   

2

1(3.1)

27(7.1)

28(6.8)

3 a 4

12(37.5)

186(48.8)

198(48.0)

5 a 8

15(47.0)

142(37.2)

157(37.9)

>8

4(12.6)

26(6.8)

30(5.0)

Alcohol use

   

Yes

6(18.8)

86(49.4)

92(22.3)

Not

26(81.2)

295(77.4)

32(77.7)

Mother School level

   

Incomplete Fundamental

16(50.0)

188(49.4)

204(49.3)

Complete Fundamental

13(40.6)

138(36.2)

151(36.6)

Higher education

3(9.4)

46(12.0)

49(11.8)

Missing

 

9(2.4)

9(2.3)

Children School type

   

Public

30(97.5)

322(84.5)

352(85.3)

Private

2(6.25)

59(15.5)

61(14.7)

  1. *SUS- Sistema Único de Saúde (Oficial Health System); MSª Minimum Salary.