TABLE 3.
Logistic regression predicting late achievment of milestones
| Late running* (n=64) | Late counting† (n=173) | Late dressing† (n=175) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General health | |||
| Excellent/very good‡ | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Good/fair/poor | 1.07 (0.51–2.21) | 1.92 (1.25–2.95)§ | 1.08 (0.70–1.69) |
| Birth weight | |||
| Not low‡ | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Low (<2500 g) | 4.04 (2.06–7.92)§ | 1.33 (0.83–2.13) | 1.52 (0.99–2.33) |
| Any long-term health condition | |||
| No‡ | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 1.11 (0.58–2.10) | 1.64 (1.10–2.44)§ | 1.90 (1.25–2.88)§ |
| Physical activity limitation | |||
| Yes | 5.23 (2.30–11.91)§ | 3.63 (2.18–6.06)§ | 3.14 (1.91–5.17)§ |
| No‡ | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Breastfed | |||
| No | 2.67 (1.53–4.68)§ | 1.21 (0.85–1.73) | 1.26 (0.85–1.87) |
| Yes | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Child sex | |||
| Female | 0.56 (0.30–1.04) | 0.61 (0.42–0.88)§ | 0.34 (0.23–0.51)§ |
| Male‡ | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Household income (adjusted for household size, per $10,000) | 0.92 (0.80–1.06) | 0.96 (0.85–1.08) | 1.02 (0.94–1.11) |
| Highest level of PMK education | |||
| Elementary or less | 1.54 (0.33–7.21) | 3.17 (1.38–7.28)§ | 0.93 (0.37–2.34) |
| Some high school | 1.52 (0.60–3.82) | 1.61 (0.81–3.18) | 0.70 (0.41–1.21) |
| Completed high school | 1.53 (0.52–4.46) | 1.43 (0.71–2.87) | 0.72 (0.40–1.33) |
| Some or completed postsecondary nonuniversity | 0.81 (0.27–2.43) | 0.89 (0.43–1.84) | 0.58 (0.35–0.96) |
| University (some or completed)‡ | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Number of siblings (per sibling) | 1.01 (0.81–1.25) | 1.18 (1.03–1.36)§ | 0.99 (0.86–1.14) |
| Number of people raising the child | |||
| 1 | 1.16 (0.47–2.84) | 1.88 (1.12–3.14)§ | 1.58 (0.83–3.00) |
| 2‡ | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ≥3 | 1.16 (0.62–2.18) | 0.89 (0.60–1.33) | 1.32 (0.87–2.00) |
Source: Aboriginal Children’s Survey 2006, Statistics Canada.
*
Age ≤24 months;
†
Age ≥24 months;
‡
Reference category;
§
Significant OR (P≤0.05)