Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of studied sample in both cases and control groups
From: Maternal- and child-related risk factors for autism during the perinatal period
Variables | Having a child diagnosed with autism | Fisher’s exact test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
N | % | N | % | ||
Family history | p = 0.08 | ||||
Yes | 14 | 13.86% | 46 | 8.13% | |
No | 87 | 86.14% | 520 | 91.87% | |
Maternal education | p < 0.0001* | ||||
Less than college | 36 | 35.64% | 63 | 11.19% | |
College or postgraduate | 65 | 64.36% | 500 | 88.81% | |
Maternal working status | p = 1.00 | ||||
Housewife | 55 | 56.12% | 297 | 56.36% | |
Working | 43 | 43.88% | 230 | 43.64% | |
Nationality | p = 0.31 | ||||
Non-Saudi | 13 | 12.62% | 97 | 17.17% | |
Saudi | 90 | 87.38% | 468 | 82.83% | |
Husband education | p < 0.0001* | ||||
Less than college | 41 | 44.09% | 128 | 23.84% | |
College degree or more | 52 | 55.91% | 409 | 76.16% | |