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. 2019 Dec 27;17(1):205. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17010205

Table 3.

Infant development delays at 12 months of age in association with cat and dog ownership at 6 months of age.

OR (95% CI)
Cat Ownership Dog Ownership
Communication 0.94 (0.85, 1.04) 0.73 (0.67, 0.80) **
Gross motor 1.06 (0.98, 1.15) 0.86 (0.81, 0.92) **
Fine motor 1.07 (0.98, 1.18) 0.84 (0.78, 0.90) **
Problem solving 1.02 (0.95, 1.10) 0.90 (0.85, 0.96) *
Personal-social 1.07 (0.98, 1.16) + 0.83 (0.79, 0.88) **

Adjusted for maternal and paternal education, maternal smoke during pregnancy, annual household income during pregnancy, maternal mental illness (K6), duration of breastfeeding. + p < 0.10, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.001.