Table 1 The prevalence and distribution of dyslexic students (n = 34,748).

From: Descriptive epidemiology of prenatal and perinatal risk factors in a Chinese population with reading disorder

 

Non-dyslexic n (%)

Dyslexic n (%)

Chi-square/t value

P value

City

  

15.65

0.020

 Qianjiang

4868 (96.15)

195 (3.85)

  

 Tianmen

6085 (96.33)

232 (3.67)

  

 Shayang

4031 (96.53)

145 (3.47)

  

 Suizhou

3750 (96.77)

125 (3.23)

  

 Jingshan

3800 (96.94)

120 (3.06)

  

 Yidu

6715 (96.22)

264 (3.78)

  

 Yiling

4299 (97.31)

119 (2.69)

  

District

  

0.01

0.990

 non-urban

12042 (96.54)

431 (3.46)

  

 urban

21506 (96.55)

769 (3.45)

  

grade

  

16.92

<0.001

 3 grade

7901 (96.15)

316 (3.85)

  

 4 grade

8387 (96.19)

332 (3.81)

  

 5 grade

8591 (96.66)

297 (3.34)

  

 6 grade

8669 (97.14)

255 (2.86)

  

Age (years)

10.32 ± 1.22

10.28 ± 1.24

1.004

0.316

Gender

  

279.85

<0.001

 boy

16752 (94.94)

893 (5.06)

  

 girl

16645 (98.22)

301 (1.78)

  

 unknown

151 (96.18)

6 (3.82)