Table 3.

Comparison of family-based risk factors for speech-language delay between study and control groups

Factor	Study group (n=42)	Control group (n=42)	P
Multilingual family environment	31 (73.8%)	3 (7.11%)	<0.001*
Family history of speech disorder	10 (23.8%)	2 (4.8%)	0.013*
Large family size	19 (45.2%)	23 (54.8%)	0.383*
Family discord	9 (21.4%)	6 (14.3%)	0.383*
Low paternal education (<10th std)	30 (71.4%)	18 (42.9%)	0.008*
Low maternal education (<10th std)	34 (81%)	12 (28.6%)	<0.001*
Mother-child separation	3 (7.1%)	0	0.241***
Absence of father	4 (9.5%)	0	0.116***
Maternal occupation	5 (11.9%)	3 (7.11%)	0.713***
Consanguinity	25 (59.5%)	8 (19%)	<0.001*
High birth order	13 (31%)	7 (16.7%)	0.124

*Chi-square test; **Unpaired t-test; ***Fisher's exact test. Bold: P value < 0.05 is statistically significant