Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of covariates by location.

From: Accounting for social and environmental drivers of neurodevelopment: lessons from a pilot study in a pediatric Colombian cohort

Covariate

Barranquilla (N = 24)

Bogotá (N = 26)

Sabanalarga (N = 55)

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean age at visit (years)

5.6

5.8

5.2

Range of ages at visit (years)

4.9–6.3

5–6.6

5–5.7

Male sex at birth

11

16

25

Number of children in the household

2.0 ± 0.9

1.5 ± 0.8

2.3 ± 1.5

Maternal educationa

3.5 ± 0.7

3.4 ± 0.9

2.2 ± 0.7

None

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (1.8%)

Elementary school

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

6 (10.9%)

High school

2 (8.3%)

6 (23.1%)

32 (58.1%)

Technical

9 (37.5%)

4 (15.4%)

15 (27.3%)

University

13 (54.2%)

16 (61.5%)

1 (1.8%)

Paternal educationa,b

3.3 ± 0.8

3.2 ± 0.9

2.0 ± 0.8

None

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

3 (5.5%)

Elementary school

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (3.6%)

High school

5 (20.8%)

7 (26.9%)

37 (67.3%)

Technical

8 (33.3%)

6 (23.1%)

6 (10.9%)

University

11 (45.8%)

11 (42.3%)

2 (3.6%)

Maternal dietary diversity

6.5 ± 2.0

5.8 ± 1.9

3.8 ± 3.1

Maternal food consumption scorec

50.2 ± 7.7

49.2 ± 4.8

45.8 ± 8.2

Child dietary diversity

6.7 ± 2.0

6.1 ± 1.9

381 ± 3.1

Child food consumption scored

49.9 ± 7.6

50.3 ± 5.5

46.5 ± 7.8

Total home score

11.3 ± 2.9

11.7 ± 3.3

7.4 ± 2.7

Time home score

2.0 ± 1.2

1.9 ± 1.2

2.3 ± 1.1

Physical home score

9.3 ± 2.1

9.7 ± 2.7

5.1 ± 2.2

Breastfeeding over a yeare

 Yes

9 (37.5%)

12 (46.2%)

19 (34.6%)

 No

15 (62.5%)

14 (53.9%)

36 (65.4%)

Exclusive breastfeedinge

 Yes

8 (33.3%)

14 (53.9%)

19 (34.6%)

 No

16 (66.7%)

12 (46.2%)

36 (65.5%)

  1. SD standard deviation.
  2. aMean (SD) parental education based on categorical scale: 0 = no formal education, 1 = primary school, 2 = secondary school, 3 = technical college/institute, 4 = university.
  3. bTwo participants missing in Bogotá cohort, 5 participants missing in Sabanalarga cohort.
  4. cTwo participants missing in Barranquilla cohort, two missing in Bogotá cohort, 13 missing in Sabanalarga cohort.
  5. dTwo participants missing in Barranquilla cohort, one missing in Bogotá cohort, 14 missing in Sabanalarga cohort.
  6. eBoth breastfeeding covariates were yes/no responses; summary statistics are presented as frequency and percent.