Table 3. Association between maternal and infant socio-demographic and anthropometric characteristics and early learning composite (ELC) and gross motor scores.
| Characteristics | ELC score | Gross motor score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 634 | Mean | P-value | Mean | P-value |
| Mothers | ||||
| Gravidity | ||||
| Primigravidae | 99.8 | 0.323 | 48.2 | 0.021 |
| Multigravidae | 98.3 | 51.6 | ||
| Maternal Education | ||||
| None | 96.4 | <0.0001 | 49.4 | <0.001 |
| Some | 102.9 | 54.1 | ||
| Maternal Occupation | ||||
| Housewives | 96.3 | <0.001 | 49.2 | 0.003 |
| Employed | 100.8 | 52.7 | ||
| Prepregnancy BMI | ||||
| Underweight | 96.3 | 0.061 | 48.9 | 0.029 |
| Normal | 98.7 | 50.9 | ||
| Overweight/Obese | 101.5 | 54.8 | ||
| Family Possession score a | 0.1 b | 0.004 | 0.2 b | <0.0001 |
| RPM score a | 0.1 b | 0.035 | 0.1 b | 0.002 |
| HOME score a | 0.2 b | <0.0001 | 0.2 b | <0.0001 |
| Malaria at 1st ANC | ||||
| Positive | 100.4 | 0.162 | 51.2 | 0.362 |
| Negative | 98.2 | 49.8 | ||
| Malaria at 2nd ANC | ||||
| Positive | 100.7 | 0.465 | 56.1 | 0.086 |
| Negative | 98.5 | 50.9 | ||
| Infants | ||||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 97.9 | 0.227 | 51.9 | 0.101 |
| Female | 99.3 | 50.1 | ||
| Birth weight (kg) b | ||||
| Low (<2.5) | 97.6 | 0.630 | 45.3 | 0.002 |
| Normal (≥2.5) | 98.5 | 51.7 | ||
| Gestational age at birth (weeks) c | ||||
| Preterm (<37) | 95.9 | 0.007 | 51.0 | 0.951 |
| Not Preterm (≥37) | 99.5 | 51.1 | ||
| Weight for age at 1 year (kg) d | 0.1 b | <0.001 | 0.2 b | <0.0001 |
| Helminth infection by 1 yeare | ||||
| Positive | 99.4 | 0.539 | 52.8 | 0.337 |
| Negative | 100.8 | 50.6 | ||
ANC- Antenatal Care
BMI-Body Mass Index
a N = 629
bN = 588
c N = 594
dN = 627
eN = 182
b Represented as Correlation coefficients not means