Table 1.

The influence of maternal education level and different caregivers on the weight, length, and OFC of infants in the 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-month-old group.

		3-month-old			6-month-old			9-month-old			12-month-old
		Weight (kg)	Length (cm)	OFC (cm)	Weight (kg)	Length (cm)	OFC (cm)	Weight (kg)	Length (cm)	OFC (cm)	Weight (kg)	Length (cm)	OFC (cm)
Maternal education level	Less than undergraduate	6.82 ± 0.77	62.9 ± 2.5	40.8 ± 1.7	8.49 ± 1.08	68.7 ± 3.0	43.4 ± 1.4	9.24 ± 1.21	73.1 ± 2.9	45.0 ± 1.5	10.23 ± 1.29	77.4 ± 2.8	46.5 ± 1.4
	Undergraduate	6.80 ± 0.78	62.8 ± 2.3	40.8 ± 2.4	8.52 ± 1.00	69.0 ± 2.4	43.5 ± 1.3	9.49 ± 1.15	73.4 ± 2.8	45.3 ± 1.4	10.20 ± 1.32	77.2 ± 2.8	46.4 ± 1.4
	Higher than undergraduate	6.81 ± 0.79	62.9 ± 2.3	40.9 ± 2.5	8.42 ± 0.95	68.9 ± 2.2	43.7 ± 1.3	9.36 ± 1.04	73.2 ± 2.3	45.4 ± 1.3	10.29 ± 1.22	77.6 ± 2.8	46.4 ± 1.3
	F-value	0.095	0.457	0.521	0.888	1.617	2.571	2.253	0.312	2.975	0.160	0.444	0.185
	P-value	0.909	0.633	0.594	0.412	0.199	0.077	0.106	0.732	0.052	0.853	0.642	0.831
Caregiver group	Babysitters	6.67 ± 1.03	62.5 ± 2.4	40.8 ± 1.3	8.51 ± 1.06	68.7 ± 3.0	43.6 ± 1.4	9.19 ± 1.03	73.1 ± 2.5	45.2 ± 1.6	9.80 ± 1.75	76.6 ± 3.7	46.1 ± 1.2
	Grandparents	6.76 ± 0.84	62.9 ± 2.2	40.9 ± 1.2	8.52 ± 1.00	69.0 ± 2.4	43.5 ± 1.3	9.52 ± 1.12	73.6 ± 2.7	45.4 ± 1.3	10.55 ± 1.47	77.9 ± 2.7	46.5 ± 1.5
	Parents	6.83 ± 0.76	63.0 ± 2.4	40.8 ± 2.7	8.46 ± 0.97	69.0 ± 2.2	43.7 ± 1.3	9.47 ± 1.17	73.3 ± 2.7	45.2 ± 1.3	10.22 ± 1.09	77.3 ± 2.7	46.5 ± 1.3
	F-value	2.433	0.917	0.645	0.326	0.136	0.959	2.032	0.666	1.338	4.746	3.174	1.559
	P-value	0.088	0.400	0.525	0.722	0.872	0.384	0.132	0.514	0.263	0.009*	0.043*	0.212

*P < 0.05.

OFC, occipital-frontal circumference.