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. 2015 Dec 2;7(12):9918–9930. doi: 10.3390/nu7125499

Table 2.

Scaled Developmental Scores by Selective Characteristics (n = 1020).

Cognitive Receptive Language Expressive Language
Mean SD p 1 Mean SD p 1 Mean SD p 1
Race <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
 African-American 8.8 2.2 8.6 2.3 9.3 2.3
 European-American 11.0 2.7 11.1 3.1 11.0 3.1
Insurance <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
 Other Insurance 10.4 2.8 10.5 3.1 10.7 3.0
 Medicaid, Medicare 8.8 2.1 8.6 2.3 9.2 2.2
Education <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
 HS diploma or lower 8.9 2.1 8.7 2.4 9.3 2.2
 College or higher degree 10.4 2.8 10.5 3.1 10.7 3.0
Marital Status <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
 Cohabitation 10.1 2.7 10.1 3.0 10.3 2.9
 Single 8.8 2.2 8.6 2.3 9.3 2.3
Pre-Pregnancy BMI, kg/m2 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001
 Under weight 9.7 2.2 9.9 2.9 9.9 2.6
 Normal 9.9 2.7 9.9 3.1 10.4 2.9
 Overweight 9.5 2.3 9.4 2.7 10.0 2.6
 Obese 9.2 2.6 9.0 2.7 9.4 2.4
Alcohol Use 0.0024 0.002 0.007
 No 9.5 2.5 9.4 2.8 9.8 2.6
 Yes 10.3 3.0 10.7 3.6 10.6 3.1
Tobacco Use <0.0006 <0.0006 <0.0006
 No 9.6 2.6 9.6 2.9 10.0 2.7
 Yes 8.7 2.0 8.5 2.7 8.8 2.6
Total Pregnancies 0.0006 0.029 0.0028
 1 10.0 2.9 9.8 3.0 10.3 2.7
 2–5 9.5 2.4 9.5 2.9 9.8 2.8
 >5 8.8 2.2 8.8 2.3 9.4 2.2
Gestational Diabetes 0.10 0.22 0.14
 Missing 8.3 2.1 9.7 2.5 9.7 1.2
 No 9.5 2.6 9.5 2.9 9.9 2.7
 Yes 10.0 2.6 9.9 3.0 10.3 2.9
Pre-eclampsia 0.067 0.023 0.19
 Missing 9.0 2.2 9.6 2.5 9.8 1.6
 No 9.6 2.6 9.6 2.9 10.0 2.7
 Yes 9.1 2.2 8.8 2.4 9.5 2.6
Delivery 0.0021 0.102 0.024
 Pre-Term 8.8 2.2 8.9 2.9 9.3 2.8
 Full Term 9.6 2.6 9.5 2.9 10.0 2.7
Gestational 25(OH)D <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
 <20 ng/dL 9.1 2.4 8.9 2.5 9.4 2.4
 20.00–29.99 ng/dL 9.8 2.8 9.7 3.0 10.2 2.9
 ≥30 ng/dL 10.1 2.4 10.5 3.2 10.4 2.6

1 p-value for comparison among the subgroups (i.e., race, insurance, etc.) for cognitive, expressive, or receptive scaled scores.