Table 1. Characteristics of 1082 Study Participants in CANDLE.
| Variable | Valuea | BSID Score, Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| BSID categories | 1082 (100) | 97.74 (12.87) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 544 (50.3) | 96.25 (12.73) |
| Female | 538 (49.7) | 99.26 (12.85) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| African American | 703 (65.1) | 105.09 (13.33) |
| White | 377 (34.9) | 93.81 (10.75) |
| Poverty level | ||
| Below FPL | 405 (40.9) | 93.51 (10.73) |
| At or above FPL | 586 (59.1) | 101.27 (13.44) |
| Father’s educational level | ||
| Some high school or graduated high school | 661 (63.0) | 95.31 (11.58) |
| Some college | 76 (7.2) | 99.28 (14.67) |
| College and graduate school | 312 (29.7) | 103.17 (13.50) |
| Father’s cohabitation | ||
| Father not living at home | 421 (42.0) | 94.53 (11.38) |
| Father living at home | 570 (58.0) | 100.61 (13.47) |
| Family size | ||
| <6 People | 813 (75.1) | 99.19 (13.23) |
| ≥6 People | 269 (24.9) | 93.36 (10.63) |
| Mother’s social network size, mean (SD) | 3.49 (1.82) | NA |
| Neighborhood embeddedness | ||
| Not knowing many people in the neighborhood | 408 (41.2) | 95.47 (11.46) |
| Knowing many people in the neighborhood | 582 (58.8) | 99.92 (13.65) |
| Mother’s WASI IQ, mean (SD) | 96.11 (16.25) | NA |
| Birth weight, mean (SD), g | 3266.04 (537.10) | NA |
| Mother’s age at child’s birth, mean (SD), y | 26.55 (5.50) | NA |
Abbreviations: BSID, Bayley Scales of Infant Development; CANDLE, Conditions Affecting Neurocognitive Development and Learning in Early Childhood; FPL, federal poverty level; NA, not applicable; WASI, Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence.
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Data are presented as number (percentage) of participants unless otherwise indicated.