Table 3. Differences in DMC-II subscale scores based on stunting, wasting, underweight and maternal education in children age 18.3 (+/− 0.4) months.
| n | Raw score mean (SD) |
z-score mean (SD) |
n | Raw score mean (SD) |
z-score mean (SD) |
t-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stunting (LAZ <−2) | Not stunted | Stunted | |||||
| Motor | 762 | 52.4 (4.6) | 0.22 (0.76) | 361 | 48.2 (7.8) | −0.47 (1.28) | 11.25*** |
| Language | 762 | 20.5 (2.8) | 0.12 (0.94) | 361 | 19.5 (3.2) | −0.24 (1.08) | 5.64*** |
| Personal-social | 762 | 46.7 (4.0) | 0.10 (0.92) | 361 | 45.4 (4.9) | −0.21 (1.13) | 4.89*** |
| Wasting (WHZ <−2) | Not wasted | Wasted | |||||
| Motor | 1005 | 51.6 (5.3) | 0.09 (0.86) | 118 | 46.2 (10.0) | −0.78 (1.63) | 9.20*** |
| Language | 1005 | 20.3 (2.9) | 0.04 (0.96) | 118 | 19.2 (3.8) | −0.34 (1.25) | 3.92*** |
| Personal-social | 1005 | 46.4 (4.1) | 0.04 (0.95) | 118 | 45.1 (5.8) | −0.27 (1.33) | 3.15** |
| Underweight (WAZ <−2) | Not underweight | Underweight | |||||
| Motor | 866 | 52.1 (4.7) | 0.18 (0.77) | 257 | 47.2 (8.6) | −0.62 (1.40) | 11.93*** |
| Language | 866 | 20.5 (2.8) | 0.09 (0.94) | 257 | 19.3 (3.4) | −0.31 (1.14) | 5.79*** |
| Personal-social | 866 | 46.6 (4.1) | 0.07 (0.94) | 257 | 45.3 (5.1) | −0.23 (1.17) | 4.35*** |
| Maternal education | One or more years | No maternal education | |||||
| Motor | 155 | 51.7 (5.5) | 0.11 (0.90) | 963 | 50.9 (6.3) | −0.02 (1.02) | 1.54 |
| Language | 155 | 20.7 (3.0) | 0.16 (0.99) | 963 | 20.1 (3.0) | −0.02 (1.00) | 2.07* |
| Personal-social | 155 | 46.2 (4.1) | –0.02 (0.96) | 963 | 46.3 (4.4) | 0.00 (1.01) | 0.29 |
***
p < 0.001.
**
p < 0.01.
*
p < 0.05.