Prevalence of suspected developmental delays in early infancy: results from a regional population-based longitudinal study

Table 3 Association between gender, gestational age, maternal education and the area of ASQ

4 months	Communication			Gross motor			Fine motor			Problem solving			Personal- social
	Prev^a		p	Prev^a		p	Prev^a		p	Prev^a		p	Prev^a		p
Gender	1.2	1.6	0.538	3.4	2.0	0.138	2.9	1.1	0.029*	3.9	1.4	0.010*	1.5	0.9	0.331
Gest.age < 37 weeks	1.1	6.1	0.001*	2.3	6.1	0.058	1.7	3.0	0.437	2.0	4.5	0.168	1.1	1.5	0.787
Maternal education	1.5	1.5	0.953	2.7	2.8	0.954	1.0	2.6	0.061	2.2	3.0	0.414	1.0	1.4	0.561
6 months	Communication			Gross motor			Fine motor			Problem- solving			Personal- social
	Prev^a		p	Prev^a		p	Prev^a		p	Prev^a		p	Prev^a		p
Gender	0.9	0.4	0.312	1.9	2.7	0.395	2.1	1.3	0.344	0.9	1.1	0.643	2.4	0.6	0.013*
Gest. age < 37 weeks	0.7	0.0	0.520	2.4	1.7	0.733	1.6	5.1	0.049*	1.1	0.0	0.419	1.1	8.5	<0.001*
Maternal education	0.8	0.6	0.662	3.1	1.9	0.168	1.9	1.6	0.727	0.8	1.1	0.589	1.9	1.4	0.590
12 months	Communication			Gross motor			Fine motor			Problem- solving			Personal- social
	Prev^a		p	Prev^a		p	Prev^a		p	Prev^a		p	Prev^a		p
Gender	0.8	0.5	0.703	2.3	4.3	0.115	0.5	0.0	0.169	2.3	1.3	0.334	0.5	0.5	0.952
Gest. age < 37 weeks	0.7	0.0	0.578	3.1	7.1	0.151	0.3	0.0	0.726	1.9	2.4	0.825	0.6	0.0	0.619
Maternal education	0.9	0.6	0.626	2.2	3.8	0.268	0.4	0.2	0.769	0.4	0.2	0.538	1.8	1.9	0.826

^aPrev = Prevalence(%), boys vs girls, ≥37 weeks of gestational age vs < 37 weeks gestational age, high vs low maternal education (higher education: had qualified from, or studied at the university or college).*Significant at p < 0.05

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