Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic characteristics of cases and controls and of their mothers, Cuiabá, MT, 2011
Variables | Case | Control | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | p-value | |
Children | |||||
Sex | |||||
Male | 85 | 62.0 | 170 | 62 | - |
Female | 52 | 38.0 | 104 | 38.0 | |
Race/Color | |||||
White | 53 | 38.7 | 113 | 41.2 | 0.619 |
Othera | 84 | 61.3 | 161 | 58.8 | |
Low birth weight | |||||
No | 107 | 78.1 | 224 | 81.7 | 0.454 |
Yes | 30 | 21.9 | 50 | 18.3 | |
Mothers | |||||
Age group | |||||
< 18 and ≥ 38 | 09 | 8.8 | 31 | 11.3 | 0.425 |
18 to 37 | 125 | 91.2 | 243 | 88.7 | |
Race/ethnicity | |||||
White | 42 | 30.7 | 80 | 29.3 | 0.770 |
Brown and Black | 95 | 69.3 | 193 | 70.7 | |
Marital status | |||||
Marriedb | 119 | 86.9 | 214 | 78.1 | 0.033 |
Single/Widowed | 18 | 13.1 | 60 | 21.9 | |
Education level | |||||
< High school | 65 | 47.4 | 148 | 54.2 | 0.196 |
High school or + | 72 | 52.6 | 125 | 45.8 | |
Family income per membera | |||||
< 3 Min salaries | 103 | 75.2 | 190 | 69.6 | 0.238 |
3 or + min salaries | 34 | 24.8 | 83 | 30.4 | |