Table 2.
Pearson’s correlation and associations between scores derived from MSEL and known risk factor for poor child development
| Composite Score | Gross Motor | Visual Reception | Fine Motor | Receptive Language | Expressive Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family wealth | 0.12 * | 0.17 ** | 0.12 * | 0.06 | 0.11 * | 0.05 |
| HOME Inventory | 0.20 *** | 0.17 ** | 0.18 *** | 0.12 * | 0.14 ** | 0.15 ** |
| Raven | 0.16 ** | 0.15 ** | 0.21 *** | 0.09 † | 0.06 | 0.07 † |
| EPDS | 0.01 | −0.03 | 0.0006 | 0.03 | 0.07 | −0.05 |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal education | ||||||
| No | 96.3 (14.0) ** | 50.5 (14.5) | 48.3 (10.8) * | 48.6 (10.6) * | 44.9 (6.5) * | 50.0 (9.9) * |
| Yes | 101.3 (12.5) | 52 (15.7) | 51.2 (10.5) | 51.3 (10.0) | 47.1 (6.2) | 52.4 (7.4) |
| Maternal marital status | ||||||
| Monogamous | 99.1 (12.7) † | 50.6 (14.9) | 50.3 (10.5) † | 50.5 (9.7) † | 45.8 (6.6) | 51.0 (8.8) |
| Polygamous | 97.0 (14.9) | 51.8 (15.1) | 48.2 (11.1) | 48.4 (11.4) | 45.7 (6.3) | 50.9 (9.5) |
†
P-value < .20
*
P-value < .05
**
P-value < .01
***
P-value < .001