Table 4.
Gender disparities
| Children cannot say their first namea | Children cannot draw a circleb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family structure | Female (n = 3510) | Male (n = 3577) | Female (n = 7999) | Male (n = 8174) |
| adjusted OR | adjusted OR | adjusted OR | adjusted OR | |
| (95 % CI) | (95 % CI) | (95 % CI) | (95 % CI) | |
| Parents together | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Parents separated | 0.9 (0.6-1.3) | 1.5 (1.2-2.0) | 1.0 (0.8-1.2) | 1.4 (1.2-1.7) |
| p | 0.6 | <0.004 | 0.9 | <0.001 |
OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval
aAdjusted OR for children’s age, birth weight, drain presence, body mass index, and hearing abilities, as well as for day nursery attendance, mother’s age at childbirth, and level of education
bAdjusted OR for children’s age, hearing abilities, and mother’s level of education