Variable | Total study population | Children with no developmental delay | Children with developmental delay | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
 | (N = 115) | (n = 95) | (n = 20) |  |
 | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |  |
Ascribed factors | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age (years) |  |  |  | P = .46 |
 3 | 22 (19.1) | 2 (10.0) | 20 (21.1) | |
 4 | 51 (44.3) | 9 (45.0) | 42 (44.2) | |
 5 | 42 (36.5) | 9 (45.0) | 33 (34.7) | |
Sex |  |  |  | P = .01 |
 Male | 57 (49.6) | 42 (44.2) | 15 (75.0) | |
 Female | 58 (50.4) | 53 (55.8) | 5 (25.0) | |
Race |  |  |  | P = .11 |
 White | 56 (48.7) | 43 (45.3) | 13 (85.0) | |
 Non-White | 59 (51.3) | 52 (54.7) | 7 (35.0) | |
Proximal factors | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Communication difficulties |  | P = .15 | ||
 No | 96 (87.3) | 83 (89.2) | 13 (76.5) | |
 Yes | 14 (12.7) | 10 (10.8) | 4 (23.5) | |
Dental home |  | P = .52 | ||
 No | 10 (8.7) | 9 (9.5) | 1 (5.0) | |
 Yes | 105 (91.3) | 86 (90.5) | 19 (95.00 | |
Immediate factors | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Caregiver education level |  |  |  | P = .64 |
 Less than high school | 37 (32.2) | 30 (31.6) | 7 (35.0) | |
 High school | 39 (33.9) | 34 (35.8) | 5 (25.0) | |
 More than high school | 39 (33.9) | 31 (32.6) | 8 (40.0) | |
Caregiver employment |  |  |  | P = .86 |
 Unemployed | 32 (27.8) | 26 (27.4) | 6 (30.0) | |
 In school or training | 14 (12.2) | 11 (11.6) | 3 (15.0) | |
 Employed | 69 (60.0) | 58 (61.1) | 11 (55.0) | |
Family structure |  |  |  | P = .62 |
 Single parent | 46 (40.0) | 39 (41.1) | 7 (35.0) | |
 Two parents | 69 (60.0) | 56 (58.9) | 13 (65.0) | |
Child lives in a smoke-free home |  |  |  | P = .18 |
 No | 13 (11.4) | 9 (9.6) | 4 (20.0) | |
 Yes | 101 (88.6) | 85 (90.4) | 16 (80.0) | |
Macro factor | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Lives in a community with fluoridated water |  |  |  | P = .68 |
 No | 40 (36.0) | 32 (35.2) | 8 (40.0) |  |
 Yes | 71 (64.0) | 59 (64.8) | 12 (60.0) |  |