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. 2020 Feb 22;17(4):1415. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17041415

Table 2.

Multiple logistic regression analysis of the family influencing factors associated with dyslexia in children (n = 240).

Investigated Factors β SE Wald p OR (95% CI)
Antenatal training −1.015 0.380 7.138 0.008 0.36(0.17–0.76)
Family member also suffer from dyslexia 2.499 0.595 17.647 <0.001 12.17(3.79–39.05)
Parent-child relationship
Good 1.00 (Ref)
General 0.257 0.381 0.456 0.500 1.29(0.61–2.73)
Bad 1.899 0.883 4.628 0.031 6.68(1.18–37.71)
Communication frequency between parents and children
Every day 1.00 (Ref)
3–4 times a week −0.806 0.565 2.039 0.153 0.45(1.15–1.35)
1–2 times a week 0.401 0.395 1.031 0.310 1.49(0.69–3.24)
<1 time a week 2.273 0.837 7.370 0.007 9.71(1.88–50.12)
Father’s occupation
Farmer 1.00 (Ref)
Worker −0.934 0.252 13.788 <0.001 0.39 (0.24–0.64)
Businessman/service providers −1.344 0.265 25.777 <0.001 0.26 (0.16–0.44)
Professionals/public official −1.705 0.384 19.673 <0.001 0.18 (0.09–0.39)
Mother’s occupation
Farmer 1.00 (Ref)
Worker −0.975 0.245 15.890 <0.001 0.38(0.23–0.61)
Businessman/service providers −1.288 0.231 31.199 <0.001 0.28(0.18–0.43)
Professionals/public official −2.442 0.737 10.976 0.001 0.09(0.02–0.37)
Father’s education level
Elementary school or below 1.00 (Ref)
Junior high school −1.626 0.316 26.510 <0.001 0.20(0.11–0.37)
Senior high school −1.192 0.277 18.534 <0.001 0.31(0.18–0.52)
College and above −1.050 0311 11.429 0.001 0.35(0.19–0.64)
Mother’s education level
Elementary school or below 1.00 (Ref)
Junior high school −0.613 0.244 6.339 0.012 0.54(0.34–0.87)
Senior high school −1.522 0.319 22.832 <0.001 0.22(0.12–0.41)
College and above −1.533 0.332 21.908 <0.001 0.21(0.11–0.41)
Household income
<3000 1.00 (Ref)
3000–5000 −0.693 0.207 11.211 0.001 0.50(0.33–0.75)
5000–10,000 −1.386 0.280 24.599 <0.001 0.25(0.15–0.43)
≥10,000 −2.079 0.530 15.374 <0.001 0.13(0.04–0.35)