[Table/Fig-1]:
Comparison of demographic information in cancerous and healthy children
| Cancerous children | Healthy children | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age mean± SD | 10.6±1.4 | 11.1±1.3 | 0.07* |
| Gender | |||
| Boy | 40 (52%) | 36 (42%) | 0.19† |
| Girl | 36 (48%) | 49 (58%) | |
| Height (centimeter) mean± SD | 145.9±14.9 | 152.9±18.7 | 0.03* |
| Weight | 40.1±16.7 | 44.2±13.5 | 0.09* |
| Birth order | |||
| First | 38 (23.6%) | 38 (23.6%) | 0.05† |
| Second | 19 (11.8%) | 19 (11.8%) | |
| Third | 11 (6.8%) | 11 (6.8%) | |
| Fourth | 6 (3.7%) | 6 (3.7%) | |
| Fifth | 2 (1.2%) | 2 (1.2%) | |
| Sixth | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Paternal education | |||
| Illitrate | 5 (3.1%) | 1 (0.6%) | <0.01† |
| <High school | 24 (15%) | 12 (7.5%) | |
| High school | 24 (15%) | 44 (27.5%) | |
| Academic | 23 (14.4%) | 27 (16.9%) | |
| Maternal education | |||
| Illiterate | 6 (3.8%) | 1 (0.06%) | <0.00† |
| <High school | 24 (15%) | 9 (5.6%) | |
| High school | 29 (18.1%) | 46 (28.8%) | |
| Academic | 17 (10.6%) | 28 (17.5%) | |
| Paternal occupation | |||
| Unemployed | 3 (1.9%) | 0 (0%) | 0.14† |
| Self-employed | 53 (32.9%) | 57 (35.4%) | |
| Government employee | 20 (12.4%) | 28 (17.4%) | |
| Maternal occupation | |||
| Housewife | 65 (40.4%) | 62 (38.5%) | 0.11† |
| Self-employed | 2 (1.2%) | 2 (1.2%) | |
| Government employee | 9 (5.6%) | 21(13%) | |
| Duration of breastfeeding (month) mean± SD | 20.8±8.7 | 18.2±9.5 | 0.7* |
| Duration of formula feeding (month) mean± SD | 3.3±7.8 | 5.9±9.5 | 0.6* |
| Usage of nutritional supplements under age of two | 55 (79.7%) | 63 (88.7%) | 0.14† |
| Usage of nutritional supplement in pregnancy period | 24 (34.8%) | 21 (29.6%) | 0.51† |
*Student’s t-test †Chi-square test