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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants at age 2

From: Temporal stability of parent-reported behavior problems in late talkers over 2 years: a prospective case-control study from toddlerhood to preschool age

Variables

TLD

LT

p

Sex

  

1.000

 Male

22 (70.97)

22 (70.97)

 

 Female

9 (29.03)

9 (29.03)

 

The history of otitis media

5 (16.13)

3 (9.68)

.452

Attending daycare

3 (9.68)

5 (16.13)

.257

Caregiver, day/night

 

.617

 Parent/parent

18 (58.06)

15 (48.39)

 

 Grandparent/parent

5 (16.13)

8 (25.81)

 

 Nanny/parent

8 (25.81)

8 (25.81)

 

Mother educational level

  

.195

 Senior high school

1 (3.23)

5 (16.13)

 

 University and above

30 (96.77)

26 (83.87)

 

Father educational level

  

.182

 Junior high school

0 (0.00)

1 (3.23)

 

 Senior high school

3 (9.68)

7 (22.58)

 

 University and above

28 (90.32)

23 (74.19)

 

Annual family income (NTDa)

 

.410

 < 650,000

5 (16.13)

7 (22.58)

 

 650,000–1,000,000

7 (22.58)

9 (29.03)

 

 > 1,000,000

19 (61.69)

15 (48.39)

 
  1. TLD typical language development (n = 31), LT late talking (n = 31); data are presented as n (%). p derived from chi-square tests and Fisher’s exact test (cell cases < 5). aNTD, Taiwan dollar