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. 2023 Nov 27;13:20801. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-47865-4

Table 3.

Developmental levels of children by sex.

Sex X2
Girl Boy Total
Count Col.% Count Col.% Count Col.% p
General Development Delay 2 2.3 5 7.9 7 4.7 2.779
Suspicious 18 20.7 13 20.6 31 20.7 0.427
Normal 44 50.6 28 44.4 72 48.0
Advanced 23 26.4 17 27.0 40 26.7
Mean ± SDa 131.9 8.0 129.6 10.0 130.9 8.9 P = 0.184
Language-cognitive development Delay 4 4.6 4 6.3 8 5.3 1.464
Suspicious 13 14.9 6 9.5 19 12.7 0.691
Normal 42 48.3 29 46.0 71 47.3
Advanced 28 32.2 24 38.1 52 34.7
Mean ± SDa 51.5 4.6 51.2 5.8 51.4 5.1 P = 0.933
Fine motor development Delay 23 26.4 23 36.5 46 30.7 1.892
Suspicious 25 28.7 17 27.0 42 28.0 0.595
Normal 28 32.2 17 27.0 45 30.0
Advanced 11 12.6 6 9.5 17 11.3
Mean ± SDa 20.7 2.0 20.1 2.2 20.5 2.1 P = 0.036
Gross motor development Delay 9 10.3 6 9.5 15 10.0 0.074
Suspicious 10 11.5 8 12.7 18 12.0 0.995
Normal 44 50.6 32 50.8 76 50.7
Advanced 24 27.6 17 27.0 41 27.3
Mean ± SDa 23.6 .5 23.5 0.6 23.6 0.5 P = 0.052
Social skill and self-care developmental Delay 6 6.9 6 9.5 12 8.0 13.749
Suspicious 7 8.0 19 30.2 26 17.3 0.003
Normal 48 55.2 26 41.3 74 49.3
Advanced 26 29.9 12 19.0 38 25.3
Mean ± SDa 36.0 2.7 35.0 2.5 35.6 2.7 P = 0.006
Total 87 100.0 63 100.0 150 100.0

aMann–Whitney test.

p < 0.05 values are in bold.