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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Mar 4.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Apr;162(4):305–311. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.162.4.305

Table 1.

Bivariate Associations of Selected Parent and Child Characteristics With Infant Sleep Duration, With Data From 915 Mother-Infant Pairs From Project Viva

Sleep Duration From Ages 6 mo to 2 y, Mean, h/d
Characteristic Overall (N = 915) < 11 (n = 105) 11 to < 12 (n = 224) 12 to < 13 (n = 314) ≥ 13 (n = 272) P for Trend
Maternal
    Age, mean (SD), y 32.6 (4.8) 32.4 (5.4) 32.6 (5.5) 32.9 (4.3) 32.4 (4.4) .63
    Prepregnancy BMI, mean (SD) 24.4 (4.9) 25.0 (4.6) 24.4 (4.9) 24.6 (5.2) 23.9 (4.5) .19
    Gestational weight gain, mean (SD), kg 15.6 (5.3) 15.0 (5.5) 15.9 (5.7) 15.5 (4.9) 15.7 (5.3) .55
    Household income > $70 000, % 66 56 65 76 74 < .001
    College graduate or more, % 76 57 77 82 75 .007
    Multipara, % 51 56 48 48 55 .71
    Married or cohabiting, % 95 93 92 96 97 .01
    Smoked during early pregnancy, % 8 12 10 8 7 .07
Paternal
    BMI, mean (SD) 26.4 (3.7) 26.3 (3.7) 26.4 (4.3) 26.2 (3.5) 26.5 (3.5) .88
Child
    Male, % 50 45 55 51 47 .60
    Race/ethnicity, % < .001
        White 73 45 66 80 83
        Black 10 22 13 6 6
        Hispanic 3 9 3 2 2
        Other 14 25 18 12 10
    Overweight at age 3 y, % 9 13 12 7 7 .05
    Birth weight, mean (SD), kg 3.51 (0.56) 3.41 (0.64) 3.49 (0.49) 3.52 (0.58) 3.55 (0.56) .18
    BMI z score at age 3 y, mean (SD) 0.44 (1.03) 0.50 (1.12) 0.52 (1.05) 0.39 (1.02) 0.40 (0.98) .43
    Sum of SS and TR skinfold thicknesses at age 3 y, mean (SD), mm 16.66 (4.06) 16.63 (5.07) 17.00 (4.36) 16.39 (3.87) 16.71 (3.58) .41
    Ratio of SS and TR skinfold thicknesses at age 3 y, mean (SD) 0.64 (0.16) 0.68 (0.16) 0.64 (0.15) 0.63 (0.16) 0.63 (0.16) .06
    Duration of breastfeeding, mean (SD), mo 6.6 (4.5) 6.1 (4.8) 6.7 (4.6) 6.8 (4.5) 6.4 (4.3) .50
    Television viewing at age 2 y, mean (SD), h/d 1.4 (1.1) 1.8 (1.6) 1.5 (1.3) 1.4 (1.0) 1.2 (0.86) < .001
    Active play at age 2 y, mean (SD), h/d 3.1 (1.8) 3.2 (1.8) 3.3 (1.8) 3.0 (1.7) 3.0 (1.8) .30

Abbreviations: BMI (calculated as the weight in kilograms divided by the height in meters squared); SS, subscapular; TR, triceps.