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. 2018 Sep-Oct;20(96):199–211. doi: 10.4103/nah.NAH_9_18

Table 9.

Demographic, socioenvironmental, and developmental variables of all participants according to income

Variables All Low income High income P value




n Mean ± SD or % n Mean ± SD or % n Mean ± SD or %
Height 243 150.83 ± 11.39 52 147.98 ± 12.43 191 151.6 ± 11.00 0.042
Weight 243 44.29 ± 12.06 52 41.13 ± 12.22 191 45.15 ± 11.90 0.033
NS 900 3.32 ± 2.03 221 3.37 ± 1.98 684 3.30 ± 2.05 0.566
Noise level (Ldn) 762 56.82 ± 9.38 187 55.47 ± 10.98 575 57.26 ± 8.77 0.024
Educational level of father <0.001
 Less than high school 2 0.2% 2 0.9% 0 0.0%
 High school diploma 177 20.0% 82 38.3% 95 14.1%
 Associate’s degree 159 17.9% 48 22.4% 111 16.5%
 Bachelor’s degrees 423 47.7% 72 33.6% 351 52.2%
 More than Master’s degrees 126 14.2% 10 4.7% 116 17.2%
Educational level of mother <0.001
 Less than high school 2 0.2% 1 0.5% 1 0.1%
 High school diploma 197 22.0% 85 39.7% 112 16.4%
 Associate’s degree 202 22.5% 63 29.4% 139 20.4%
 Bachelor’s degrees 427 47.6% 60 28.0% 367 53.7%
 More than Master’s degrees 69 7.7% 5 2.3% 64 9.4%
Distance to nearest road 0.015
 Neighboring road 195 21.6% 36 16.2% 159 23.3%
 <50 m 215 23.8% 49 22.1% 166 24.3%
 >50 m, ≤100 m 292 32.3% 79 35.6% 213 31.2%
 >100 m, ≤500 m 187 20.7% 56 25.2% 131 19.2%
 ≥500 m 15 1.7% 2 0.9% 13 1.9%
Father’s age at birth (years) 885 32.75 ± 3.84 210 32.41 ± 4.05 675 32.86 ± 3.77 0.139
Mother’s age at birth (years) 896 30.26 ± 3.74 214 29.70 ± 4.05 682 30.44 ± 3.62 0.012
Breast feeding 0.488
 No 330 36.5% 76 34.5% 254 37.1%
 Yes 574 63.5% 144 65.5% 430 62.9%
Smoking status of father 0.009
 Never smoker 337 37.3% 65 29.8% 272 39.7%
 Former smoker 244 27.0% 63 28.9% 181 26.4%
 Current smoker 322 35.7% 90 41.3% 232 33.9%
Smoking status of mother 0.06
 Never smoker 892 98.8% 215 97.7% 677 99.1%
 Former smoker 6 0.7% 2 0.9% 4 0.6%
 Current smoker 5 0.6% 3 1.4% 2 0.3%
Passive smoking
 No 779 86.3% 177 80.8% 602 88.0% 0.007
 Yes 124 13.7% 42 19.2% 82 12.0%
Smartphone usage 0.002
 Never 115 12.7% 27 12.2% 88 12.9%
 <1 h 374 41.4% 66 29.9% 308 45.1%
 1–3 h 306 33.8% 96 43.4% 210 30.7%
 3–5 h 90 10.0% 23 10.4% 67 9.8%
 ≥5 h 19 2.1% 9 4.1% 10 1.5%
Computer/video game usage <0.001
 Never 100 11.1% 17 7.7% 83 12.2%
 <1 h 462 51.3% 87 39.4% 375 55.1%
 1–3 h 289 32.1% 96 43.4% 193 28.4%
 3–5 h 42 4.7% 17 7.7% 25 3.7%
 ≥5 h 8 0.9% 4 1.8% 4 0.6%

CI = confidence interval, Ldn = day–night equivalent level, NS = noise sensitivity, OR = odds ratio.