Table 1.
Sociodemographic distribution of preschool children in Terengganu
| Variable | n=218 (%) |
Mean±SD |
|---|---|---|
| Gender of preschool children | ||
| Male | 104 (47.7) | |
| Female | 114 (52.3) | |
| Age, years | 5±1 (3–6 years) | |
| <4 | 19(8.7) | |
| 4–<5 | 89 (40.8) | |
| 5–<6 | 77 (35.3) | |
| 6–<7 | 33 (15.1) | |
| Number of siblings | 3±1 | |
| <2 | 84 (38.5) | |
| ≥2 | 134 (61.5) | |
| Birth weight | ||
| Normal | 196 (89.9) | |
| LBW/VLBW/ELBW | 22 (10.1) | |
| Birth category | ||
| Post term/full term | 191 (87.6) | |
| Moderate to late term/very preterm/extremely preterm | 27 (12.4) | |
| Duration of breastfeeding, months | 16±11 | |
| Duration of formula feeding, months | 20±19 | |
| Age starts solid food, months | 6±2 |
LBW: Low Birth Weight; VLBW: Very Low Birth Weight; ELBW: Extremely Low Birth Weight