Table 1.
Descriptive and inferential statistics for participants’ demographic information.
| Mother and Infant Characteristics | Total Sample (n = 36) |
Control Group (n = 19) |
Risk Group (n = 17) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant Gender: n (%) | |||
| Male Female |
19 (53) 17 (47) |
12 (63) 7 (37) |
7 (41) 10 (59) |
| Birth weight (kg) | |||
| Range M (SD) |
2.38–4.89 3.49 (0.52) |
2.38–4.74 3.38 (0.53) |
3.01–4.89 3.61 (0.51) |
| Birth order: n (%) | |||
| First-born | 26 (72) | 13 (68) | 13 (77) |
| Maternal Age | |||
| Range M (SD) |
26–41 32.69 (4.05) |
26–40 32.74 (3.57) |
26–41 32.65 (4.64) |
| Maternal education | |||
| Mean rank | 15.42 | 21.94 | |
| Household income | |||
| Mean rank | 15.58 | 21.76 |
M: Mean, SD: Standard Deviation.