Table 2

Comparison of development between home-care and day-care center children

ParametersHome-care children (n = 66) n (%)Day-care children (n = 111) n (%)p-value
 TotalNormal51 (77.3)89 (80.2)0.84a
Suspect15 (22.7)22 (19.8)
Personal –SocialAdvanced item0 (0)3 (2.7)0.19b
Normal items53 (80.3)94 (84.7)
Caution item13 (19.7)14 (12.6)
Fine-motor-adaptiveAdvanced item13 (19.7)19 (17.1)0.50a
Normal items46 (69.7)85 (76.6)
Caution item7 (10.6)7 (6.3)
LanguageAdvanced item16 (24.2)28 (25.2)0.97a
Normal items36 (54.5)61 (55.0)
Caution item14 (21.2)22 (19.8)
Gross motorAdvanced item7 (10.6)14 (12.6)0.48a
Normal items56 (84.8)87 (78.4)
Caution item3 (4.5)10 (9.0)
GrowthWeight3rd–97th percentile62 (93.9)101 (91.0)0.69b
Above 97th percentile3 (4.5)6 (5.4)
Under the 3rd percentile1 (1.5)4 (3.6)
Height3rd–97th percentile64 (97.0)106 (95.5)0.88b
Above 97th percentile0 (0)2 (1.8)
Under the 3rd percentile2 (3.0)3 (3.7)

Note(s): aAnalyzed with Chi-squared test, bAnalyzed with Fisher’s exact test

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