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. 2021 Jun 18;55:32. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2021055002958

Table 3. Association between early childhood development at two years and sample characteristics (n = 3,870).

Characteristic DEVELOPMENT
COGNITIVE β (95%CI) FINE MOTOR β (95%CI) GROSS MOTOR β (95%CI) LANGUAGE β (95%CI)
Sex        
Male 0 0 0 0
Female 2.02 (1.10–2.93) 1.01 (0.18–1.84) -1.72 (-2.56– -0.88) 6.86 (5.52–8.20)
Mother’s age        
≤ 20 0 0 0 0
21–30 0.92 (-0.33–2.17) -0.61 (-1.74–0.52) 0.24 (-0.91–1.40) -0.10 (-1.95–1.75)
≥ 31 0.98 (-0.34–2.32) -1.41 (-2.61– -0.20) 0.16 (-1.06–1.39) -0.66 (-2.63–1.31)
Income        
1 (low) 0 0 0 0
2 -1.05 (-2.53–0.44) -0.50 (-1.87–0.86) -0.40 (-1.78–0.98) 0.88 (-1.31–3.08)
3 1.45 (-0.02–2.93) 0.23 (-1.13–1.59) 1.43 (0.06–2.81) 3.03 (0.83–5.22)
4 2.55 (1.11–4.00) 0.57 (-0.76–1.90) 0.67 (-0.68–2.01) 4.63 (2.49–6.77)
5 (high) 5.14 (3.61–6.68) 1.16 (-0.25–2.58) 0.83 (-0.60–2.66) 8.43 (6.15–10.71)
Maternal education (years)        
0–4 0 0 0 0
5–8 0.41 (-1.36–2.18) 1.31 (-0.31–2.92) 0.14 (-1.51–1.79) 3.61 (0.99–6.23)
9–11 2.21 (0.50–3.92) 0.70 (-0.86–2.26) 0.81 (-0.78–2.40) 5.73 (3.20–8.26)
≥ 12 5.02 (3.29–6.76) 1.57 (-0.02–3.15) 0.55 (-1.07–2.16) 10.03 (7.46–12.59)
Pre term (< 37 weeks)        
No 0 0 0 0
Yes -3.28 (-4.57– -1.99) -3.02 (-4.18– -1.85) 0.27 (-0.92–1.46) -6.07 (-7.97– -4.16)
Low birth weight (< 2,500g)        
No 0 0 0 0
Yes -2.64 (-4.20– -1.09) -2.03 (-3.44–-0.62) -0.13 (-1.57–1.31) -5.15 (-7.45– -2.44)
Maternal depression (3m)        
No 0 0 0 0
Yes -1.44 (-2.91–0.04) -0.65 (-1.99–0.69) -0.29 (-1.65–1.07) -3.62 (-5.80– -1.44)
Storytelling (2y)        
No 0 0 0 0
Yes 3.15 (2.24–4.07) 1.43 (0.60–2.26) 0.43 (-0.41–1.28) 5.80 (4.45–7.15)
Child visits parks (2y)        
No 0 0 0 0
Yes 1.97 (1.04–2.89) -0.11 (-0.95–0.73) 0.44 (-0.42–1.29) 2.36 (0.99–3.74)
Child visits other houses (2y)        
No 0 0 0 0
Yes 3.19 (1.93–4.46) 1.18 (0.02–2.33) 1.87 (0.69–3.04) 4.35 (2.47–6.23)
Participation in PIM (2y)        
No 0 0 0 0
Yes -1.05 (-2.61–0.51) -0.82 (-2.23–0.60) 0.76 (-0.68–2.20) -3.80 (-6.12– -1.49)