Table 3 ASQ-3 neurodevelopmental diagnoses at 6, 12, and 18 months in the low-altitude and high-altitude groups
From: Neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants born at high altitude: evidence from Tibet
low-altitude group (Xi’an) | high-altitude group (Lhasa) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Month 6 | n (%) | n = 100 | n = 50 | |
Communication | Above cut-off | 86 (86.0) | 43 (86.0) | 1.000 a |
Blow/Close to cut-off | 14 (14.0) | 7 (14.0) | ||
Gross motor | Above cut-off | 91 (91.0) | 39 (78.0) | 0.027* a |
Blow/Close to cut-off | 9 (9.0) | 11 (22.0) | ||
Fine motor | Above cut-off | 75 (75.0) | 40 (80.0) | 0.495 a |
Blow/Close to cut-off | 25 (25.0) | 10 (20.0) | ||
Problem solving | Above cut-off | 75 (75.0) | 41 (82.0) | 0.334 a |
Blow/Close to cut-off | 25 (25.0) | 9 (18.0) | ||
Personal-social | Above cut-off | 86 (86.0) | 44 (88.0) | 0.734 a |
Blow/Close to cut-off | 14 (14.0) | 6 (12.0) | ||
Month 12 | n (%) | n = 94 | n = 49 | |
Communication | Above cut-off | 82 (87.2) | 46 (93.9) | 0.263 b |
Blow/Close to cut-off | 12 (12.8) | 3 (6.1) | ||
Gross motor | Above cut-off | 85 (90.4) | 36 (73.5) | 0.008** a |
Blow/Close to cut-off | 9 (9.6) | 13 (26.5) | ||
Fine motor | Above cut-off | 71 (75.5) | 36 (73.5) | 0.787 a |
Blow/Close to cut-off | 23 (24.5) | 13 (26.5) | ||
Problem solving | Above cut-off | 77 (81.9) | 43 (87.8) | 0.367 a |
Blow/Close to cut-off | 17 (18.1) | 6 (12.2) | ||
Personal-social | Above cut-off | 78 (83.0) | 38 (77.6) | 0.431 a |
Blow/Close to cut-off | 16 (17.0) | 11 (22.4) | ||
Month 18 | n (%) | n = 85 | n = 47 | |
Communication | Above cut-off | 68 (80.0) | 41 (87.2) | 0.294 a |
Blow/Close to cut-off | 17 (20.0) | 6 (12.8) | ||
Gross motor | Above cut-off | 77 (90.6) | 30 (63.8) | <0.001***a |
Blow/Close to cut-off | 8 (9.4) | 17 (36.2) | ||
Fine motor | Above cut-off | 57 (67.1) | 33 (70.2) | 0.710 a |
Blow/Close to cut-off | 28 (32.9) | 14 (29.8) | ||
Problem solving | Above cut-off | 62 (72.9) | 38 (80.9) | 0.310 a |
Blow/Close to cut-off | 23 (27.1) | 9 (19.1) | ||
Personal-social | Above cut-off | 70 (82.4) | 41 (87.2) | 0.463 a |
Blow/Close to cut-off | 15 (17.6) | 6 (12.8) |
