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Table 1 Sociodemographic data among studied groups

From: Effect of COVID-19 infection on psychological aspects of pre-schooler children: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Children who had not COVID-19 (n=108)

Children who had COVID-19 (N=30)

Total participants (N=138)

T value

Chi-square value

P-value

Age (years) (mean±SD)

4.1±1.01

4.2±0.76

4.13±0.96

0.19

-

0.65

Gender

 Males

42 (38.9%)

18 (60%)

60 (43.5%)

-

4.25

0.06

 Females

66 (61.1%)

12 (40%)

78 (56.5%)

Order of birth

 First

60 (55.6%)

16 (53.3%)

76 (55.1%)

-

0.43

0.8

 Second

30 (27.8%)

10 (33.3%)

40 (29%)

 Third or more

18 (16.7%)

4 (13.3%)

22 (15.9%)

Number of children

 Only child

16 (14.8%)

6 (53.3%)

22 (15.9%)

-

3.7

0.15

 Two

42 (38.9%)

16 (53.3%)

58 (42%)

 Three or more

50 (46.3%)

8 (26.7%)

58 (42%)

Delivery type

 Normal

18 (16.7%)

4 (13.3%)

22 (15.9%)

-

0.19

0.78

 Caesarean section

90 (83.3%)

26 (86.7%)

116 (84.1%)

Post-partum problems for children

Incubator admission

 Yes

18 (16.7%)

2 (6.7%)

20 (14.5%)

-

1.8

0.49

 No

90 (83.3%)

28 (93.3%)

118 (85.5%)

Speech development

 Delay

30 (27.8%)

8 (26.7%)

38 (27.5%)

-

0.015

0.9

 Normal

78 (72.2%)

22 (73.3%)

100 (72.5%)

Motor development

 Delay

4 (3.7%)

2 (6.7%)

6 (4.3%)

-

0.49

0.6

 Normal

104 (96.3%)

28 (93.3%)

132 (95.7%)

Family history of psychiatry disorders

 Yes

10 (9.3%)

2 (6.7%)

12 (8.7%)

-

0.19

0.9

 No

98 (90.7%)

28 (93.3%)

126 (91.3%)

Socioeconomic level

219.82±37.91

217.34±36.9

219.28±37.58

0.101

-

0.75

 Low

12 (11.1%)

6 (20%)

18 (13%)

-

1.7

0.43

 Middle

86 (79.6%)

22 (73.3%)

108 (78.3%)

 High

10 ( 9.3%)

2 (6.7%)

12 (8.7%)

  1. *Significant P-value