Table 2.
Distribution of the ASQ-3 12-months questionnaire scores in association with having a cat and dog at six months of age.
| All | Having Cat(s) | Having Dog(s) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASQ Subscale | Cutoff | Yes | No | p-Value | Yes | No | p-Value | ||
| Communication | 15.64 | Mean ± SD | 37.68 ± 13.43 | ||||||
| Pass | 73,216 (92.8) | 5897 (92.8) | 67,319 (92.9) | 0.745 | 11,300 (94.7) | 61,916 (92.6) | <0.001 | ||
| Fail | 5601 (7.1) | 458 (7.2) | 5143 (7.1) | 630 (5.3) | 4971 (7.4) | ||||
| Missing | 51 (0.0) | ||||||||
| Gross motor | 21.49 | Mean ± SD | 42.78 ± 17.55 | ||||||
| Pass | 67,556 (85.7) | 5486 (86.3) | 62,070 (85.6) | 0.138 | 10,414 (87.3) | 57,142 (85.4) | <0.001 | ||
| Fail | 11,271 (14.3) | 869 (13.7) | 10,402 (14.4) | 1511 (12.7) | 9760 (14.6) | ||||
| Missing | 41 (0.0) | ||||||||
| Fine motor | 34.50 | Mean ± SD | 48.21 ± 11.63 | ||||||
| Pass | 70,729 (89.7) | 5729 (90.2) | 65,000 (89.7) | 0.236 | 10,840 (90.9) | 59,889 (89.6) | <0.001 | ||
| Fail | 8056 (10.2) | 622 (9.8) | 7434 (10.3) | 1079 (9.1) | 6977 (10.4) | ||||
| Missing | 83 (0.1) | ||||||||
| Problem-solving | 27.32 | Mean ± SD | 42.35 ± 13.61 | ||||||
| Pass | 66,317 (84.1) | 5346 (84.3) | 60,971 (84.2) | 0.965 | 10,158 (85.3) | 56,159 (84.1) | 0.001 | ||
| Fail | 12,398 (15.7) | 998 (15.7) | 11,400 (15.8) | 1754 (14.7) | 10,644 (15.9) | ||||
| Missing | 153 (0.2) | ||||||||
| Personal-social | 21.73 | Mean ± SD | 37.03 ± 14.57 | ||||||
| Pass | 64,927 (82.3) | 5303 (83.7) | 59,624 (82.5) | 0.018 | 10,107 (84.9) | 54,820 (82.2) | <0.001 | ||
| Fail | 13,651 (17.3) | 1032 (16.3) | 12,619 (17.5) | 1791 (15.1) | 11,860 (17.8) | ||||
| Missing | 290 (0.4) | ||||||||
n (%). Chi-square test.