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