Table 1.
Comparisons of baseline variables and outcome measures according to daycare type
| Type of daycare | ||||
| Home care (n=350) | Family daycare (n=245) | Daycare centre (n=299) | p | |
| Age at the beginning of daycare, mean (SD) | NA | 1.24 (0.37) | 1.28 (0.35) | 0.25* |
| Sex | ||||
| Males, n (%) | 172 (49.1%) | 124 (50.6%) | 162 (54.1%) | 0.4† |
| Born preterm (<37 gestational weeks), n (%) | 18 (5.0%) | 7 (2.9%) | 14 (4.7%) | 0.38† |
| Sick days per month, mean (SD) | 4.80 (3.39) | 4.85 (3.49) | 5.54 (4.07) | 0.03‡ |
| Days with antibiotic treatment per month, mean (SD) | 0.74 (1.41) | 0.82 (1.36) | 0.93 (1.14) | 0.21‡ |
| Days with parental absences from work per month, mean (SD) | NA | 0.31 (0.38) | 0.36 (0.45) | 0.17* |
*Independent sample t-test.
†χ2 test.
‡Unadjusted variance analysis.
DCC, daycare centres; FDC, family daycare; NA, not applicable.