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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2012 Jul 30;22(1):25–39. doi: 10.1044/1058-0360(2012/11-0145)

Table 4. Proportions of infants using gestures and chi-square results.

9-12 mos. 15-18 mos.


Omnibus DF = 2, N = 98 Contrasts (χ2, p) % using gesture Omnibus DF = 2, N = 59 Contrasts (χ2, p) % using gesture
SI χ2 = 3.78
p= .052
DD vs. AU OR = 1.39
No contrasts due to non-significance
TD vs. AU OR: 1.60
AU=37.5%
DD=52.2%
TD=60.0%
χ2 = 5.63
p = .018
DD vs. AU (4.63, .031) OR=1.84
TD vs. AU (4.63, .031) OR=1.84
AU=40.7%
DD=75.0%
TD=75.0%


BR χ2 = 9.36
p = .002
DD vs. AU (1.10, .294) OR=1.55
TD vs. AU (9.32, .002) OR=2.54
AU=22.5%
DD=34.8%
TD=57.1%
χ2 = 5.27
p = .022
DD vs. AU (0.19, .667) OR=1.18
TD vs. AU (5.66, .017) OR=2.03
AU=37.0%
DD=43.8%
TD=75.0%


JA χ2 = 13.51
p < .001
DD vs. AU (4.16, .041) OR=3.04
TD vs. AU (13.59, <.001) OR=4.86
AU=10.0%
DD=30.4%
TD=48.6%
χ2 = 3.22
p < .001
DD vs. AU (6.82, .009) OR=2.25
TD vs. AU (11.57, .001) OR=2.63
AU=33.3%
DD=75.0%
TD=87.5%

Key: SI = Social Interaction; BR = Behavior Regulation; JA = Joint Attention; OR = odds ratio

Note: The significance threshold was set at p < .05 with Bonferroni-Holm correction employed for multiple comparisons per time point. Significant findings are indicated in boldface type.