Table 3.
Information of autistic children and their parents
| Characteristics | Value (%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autism | Control | ||
| Maternal characteristics | |||
| Age at pregnancy (years) | |||
| <30 | 51.5 | 65.4 | 0.05 |
| 30–35 | 37.6 | 29.7 | |
| >35 | 10.9 | 4.9 | |
| Occupation (%) | |||
| Housewife | 58.4 | 50.2 | 0.12 |
| Working mother | 41.6 | 49.8 | |
| Education (%) | |||
| Tertiary education | 36.7 | 38.2 | 0.35 |
| Secondary school | 39.2 | 34.3 | |
| Primary school | 24.1 | 27.5 | |
| Medical history | |||
| Caught a cold during the 1st trimester | 16.8 | 14.9 | |
| Mental illness | 4.9 | 0 | |
| Paternal characteristics | |||
| Smoking (%) | 60.2 | 62.1 | 0.25 |
| Alcohol consumption (%) | 74.5 | 70.1 | |
| Mental illness (%) | 1.8 | 0.9 | |
| Family characteristics | |||
| Monthly income (%) | |||
| >10,000 | 30.5 | 34.2 | 0.08 |
| 5,000–10,000 | 36.8 | 35.3 | |
| 3,000–<5,000 | 22.1 | 21.0 | |
| <3,000 | 10.6 | 9.5 | |
| Child characteristics | |||
| Gestational weeks (%) | |||
| <37 | 21.8 | 11.9 | 0.04 |
| 37–40 | 68.3 | 80.2 | |
| >40 | 9.9 | 7.9 | |
| Apgar score at 5 min (%) | |||
| 8–10 | 83.2 | 96.5 | 0.03 |
| 4–7 | 16.8 | 3.5 | |
| Length of breast feeding | |||
| <4 months | 21.1 | 19.7 | 0.06 |
| 4–6 months | 42.3 | 38.9 | |
| >6 months | 36.6 | 41.4 | |
| Child raised by | |||
| Parents | 12.9 | 20.8 | 0.03 |
| Grandparents | 59.4 | 49.5 | |
| Nanny | 27.7 | 29.7 | |
| Daily TV time | |||
| <1 h | 39.6 | 50.5 | 0.04 |
| 1–2 h | 32.7 | 29.7 | |
| >2 h | 27.7 | 19.8 | |
| Medication (%) | |||
| Ritalin | 20.8 | 0 | 0.04 |
| Risperdal | 7.9 | 0 | |
| No specific medication | 71.3 | 100 | |