Table 3.
Distribution of psychiatric disorders assessed through the Development and Well-Being Assessment (DAWBA) instrument at 6 years of age, according to maternal and child׳s characteristics.
| Variables | Psychiatric disordersn(%) | p |
|---|---|---|
| Family income (minimum wages) | <0.001 | |
| ≤1 | 108(15.0) | |
| 1.1–3.0 | 247(14.7) | |
| 3.1–6.0 | 94(11.7) | |
| 6.1–10.0 | 17(8.6) | |
| >10.0 | 7(4.1) | |
| Maternal education (years) | 0.002 | |
| 0–4 | 74(13.8) | |
| 5–8 | 235(15.7) | |
| 9–11 | 132(11.3) | |
| ≥12 | 34(9.9) | |
| Maternal skin color | 0.619 | |
| White | 344(13.1) | |
| Black or mixed | 131(13.7) | |
| Marital status | 0.010 | |
| With a partner | 380(12.6) | |
| Alone | 95(16.6) | |
| Maternal age (years) | 0.261 | |
| <20 | 96(14.1) | |
| 20–34 | 325(13.5) | |
| >34 | 54(11.0) | |
| Parity | 0.216 | |
| 0 | 190(13.3) | |
| 1 | 111(11.8) | |
| ≥2 | 174(14.3) | |
| Smoking in pregnancy | <0.001 | |
| No | 309(11.8) | |
| Yes | 166(17.1) | |
| Mood symptoms in pregnancy | <0.001 | |
| No | 301(11.1) | |
| Yes | 174(19.8) | |
| Type of delivery | 0.306 | |
| Vaginal | 269(13.8) | |
| Cesarean | 206(12.6) | |
| Gender | 0.006 | |
| Male | 275(14.8) | |
| Female | 200(11.6) | |
| Birth weight<2500 g | 0.115 | |
| No | 441(13.5) | |
| Yes | 33(10.4) | |
| Gestational age<37 weeks | 0.924 | |
| No | 410(13.3) | |
| Yes | 64(13.1) | |
| Apgar<7 at the fifth minute of life | 0.116 | |
| No | 458(13.1) | |
| Yes | 12(20.0) | |
| NICU⁎ at birth | 0.260 | |
| No | 423(13.0) | |
| Yes | 48(15.2) | |
| Mood symptoms at 3 months postpartum | <0.001 | |
| No | 300(10.8) | |
| Yes | 175(21.7) | |
| Hospitalization in the first year of life | 0.005 | |
| No | 350(12.4) | |
| Yes | 107(16.5) | |
| Duration of breastfeeding (months) | 0.274 | |
| Never breastfed | 17(17.9) | |
| <12 | 266(12.6) | |
| 12.0–23.9 | 88(14.8) | |
| ≥24.0 | 101(13.1) | |
| All | 475(13.3) |
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NICU: neonatal intensive care unit.