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Socio demographic profile of children and their families (N = 95) |
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| Variable |
Total N (%) |
Below average |
Average |
Above average |
χ2/F, df |
P value (Prep) |
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| Gender: |
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| Male |
42 (44) |
15 |
17 |
10 |
2.87, 2 |
0.2 |
| Female |
53 (56) |
18 |
14 |
21 |
(0.82) |
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| Chronological age (in years): |
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| Mean (SD) |
10.19 (0.86) |
9.85 (0.81) |
10.71 (0.58) |
10.09 (0.73) |
10.39, 2 |
0.001 (0.99) |
| Type of school: |
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| Private |
60 (63) |
9 |
20 |
31 |
36.37, 2 |
0.001 |
| Government |
35 (37) |
24 |
11 |
0 |
(0.99) |
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| Type of Family: |
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| Nuclear |
79 (83) |
30 |
24 |
25 |
2.34, 2 |
0.3 |
| Joint |
16 (17) |
3 |
7 |
6 |
(0.77) |
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| Father's education |
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| No formal |
6 (6) |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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| education |
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| School |
42 (44) |
23 |
14 |
5 |
38.56, 4 |
0.001 |
| College |
47 (50) |
4 |
17 |
26 |
(0.99) |
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| Mother's education |
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| No formal |
6 (6) |
5 |
1 |
0 |
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| education |
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| School |
46 (48) |
25 |
15 |
6 |
35.19, 4 |
0.001 |
| College |
43 (45) |
3 |
15 |
25 |
(0.99) |
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| Age of father (in years) |
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| Mean (SD) |
40.92 (6.30) |
40.45 (8.56) |
40.35 (4.60) |
42.42 (5.62) |
1.41, 2 |
0.2 (0.82) |
| Age of mother (in years) |
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| Mean (SD) |
35.08 (5.40) |
32.64 (6.06) |
35.61 (4.86) |
37.16 (4.17) |
6.51, 2 |
0.002 (0.99) |
| Number of siblings: |
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| None |
14 (15) |
3 |
4 |
7 |
2.44, 2 |
0.2 |
| One or more |
81 (85) |
30 |
27 |
24 |
(0.82) |
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| Birth order: |
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| First |
59 (62) |
20 |
21 |
18 |
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| Middle |
7 (7) |
5 |
2 |
0 |
7.46, 4 |
0.1 |
| Last |
29 (31) |
8 |
8 |
13 |
(0.88) |
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| Monthly family Income (Indian rupees/month) |
13651 (18916) |
2874 (4786) |
12048 (17598) |
26725 (21909) |
17.35, 2 |
0.002 (0.99) |
| F/H of psychiatric illness: |
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| Present |
9 (10) |
5 |
3 |
1 |
2.65, 2 |
0.2 |
| Absent |
86 (90) |
28 |
28 |
30 |
(0.82) |
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F/H: Family History | ||||||
Rajkumar et al. Behavioral and Brain Functions 2008 4:51 doi:10.1186/1744-9081-4-51 |
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