Table 1 Demographic characteristics of Black African Birth to Twenty Plus participants by inclusion statusa
Included (n = 1822) | Excluded (n = 746) | p-valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Males | 880 (48%) | 369 (49%) | 0.62 |
Females | 942 (52%) | 377 (51%) | |
Maternal age at birth | 25.81 (6.26) | 25.95 (5.87) | 0.59 |
Maternal years of schooling | 9.58 (2.74) | 8.53 (3.59) | < 0.01 |
Marital status | |||
Single | 1206 (66%) | 425 (57%) | < 0.01 |
Partnered | 608 (34%) | 320 (43%) | |
Asset tertile in early life | |||
1 | 624 (34%) | 287 (38%) | < 0.01 |
2 | 362 (20%) | 87 (12%) | |
3 | 512 (28%) | 76 (10%) | |
Missing | 324 (18%) | 296 (40%) | |
Asset tertile at age 7 y | |||
1 | 664 (36%) | 78 (10%) | < 0.01 |
2 | 398 (22%) | 33 (4%) | |
3 | 466 (26%) | 45 (6%) | |
Missing | 294 (16%) | 590 (79%) | |
Child stress in early life | |||
Below median | 498 (27%) | 210 (28%) | 0.02 |
Above median | 401 (22%) | 129 (17%) | |
Missing | 923 (51%) | 407 (55%) | |
Child stress at age 5 y | |||
Below median | 750 (41%) | 79 (11%) | < 0.01 |
Above median | 441 (24%) | 28 (4%) | |
Missing | 631 (35%) | 639 (86%) | |
Child stress at age 7 y | |||
Below median | 921 (51%) | 87 (12%) | < 0.01 |
Above median | 542 (30%) | 35 (5%) | |
Missing | 359 (20%) | 624 (84%) | |