Table 1. Sociodemographic and clinical profile of children with specific learning disorder ( n = 41) .
| Sociodemographic elements | Values |
|---|---|
| Abbreviations: IQ, intelligence quotient; SD, standard deviation; SLD, specific learning disorder. | |
| a Mean ± standard deviation. | |
| b n (%). | |
| Age (y) a | 9.8 ± 1.5 |
| Education (y) a | 5.0 ± 1.5 |
| Gender b | |
| Boys | 31 (75.6) |
| Girls | 10 (24.4) |
| Religion b | |
| Hindu | 37 (90.2) |
| Non-Hindu (Sikh and Christian) | 4(9.8) |
| Family type b | |
| Nuclear | 24 (58.5) |
| Joint | 17 (41.5) |
| Socioeconomic status b | |
| Upper class | 4(9.8) |
| Upper middle class | 29 (70.7) |
| Lower middle class | 8 (19.5) |
| Domicile b | |
| Urban | 41 (100) |
| Birth complication b | |
| Present | 7 (17.1) |
| Delayed cry b | |
| Present | 2 (4.9) |
| Delayed milestones b | |
| Speech | 5 (12.2) |
| Walking | 3 (7.3) |
| Speech and walking | 2 (4.9) |
| Intelligence a | |
| Full IQ | 105 ± 9.0 |
| SLD | |
| Mixed type | 41 (100) |