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Table 1 Comparison of demographic data and family-related variables between the two groups

From: Comparison of intelligence, weight and height in children after general anesthesia with and without perioperative desaturation in non-cardiac surgery: a historical and concurrent follow-up study

Variables

PD (n = 103)

No-PRE (n = 103)

p-value

Demographic data

   

Sex (M:F)

66:37

66:37

-

Age at index GA (months)+

22 (11.5-41)

27 (10.5-41.5)

-

Weight at index GA (kg)a,+

10 (7.9-13.4)

11 (7.8-15.6)

0.11

ASWP at index GAa,+

25th (3th-63th)

38th (10th-75th)

0.007*

Height at index GA (cm)a,+

81 (70–95)

85 (71–100)

0.38

ASHP at index GAa,+

38th (5th-63th)

38th (18th-63th)

0.10

Family-related variables

   

Parental smokingb,ǂ

  

1

  No

42 (40.8)

43 (41.7)

 

  Yes

61 (59.2)

60 (58.3)

 

Religionb,ǂ

  

0.86

  Buddhist

81 (78.6)

83 (80.6)

 

  Muslim

22 (21.4)

20 (19.4)

 

Mother‘s age at delivery (yr)c,§

29.7 (6.2)

30.3 (5.9)

0.44

Mother’s occupationb,ǂ

  

0.11

  None

13 (12.6)

13 (12.6)

 

  Company employee

33 (32.0)

27 (26.2)

 

  Farmer

27 (26.2)

20 (19.4)

 

  Government officer

8 (7.8)

21 (20.4)

 

  Self-employee

22 (21.4)

22 (21.4)

 

Father’s occupationd,ǂ

  

0.31

  None

1 (1.0)

2 (1.9)

 

  Company employee

33 (32.0)

32 (31.1)

 

  Farmer

36 (35.0)

24 (23.3)

 

  Government officer

16 (15.5)

24 (23.3)

 

  Self-employee

17 (16.5)

21 (20.4)

 

Income quintiles (baht)b,ǂ

  

0.16

  < 10,000

23 (22.3)

27 (26.2)

 

  10,001-17,800

19 (18.4)

12 (11.7)

 

  17,801-30,000

33 (32.0)

28 (27.2)

 

  30,001-40,000

7 (6.8)

17 (16.5)

 

  40,001-500,000

21 (20.4)

19 (18.4)

 

Mother’s educationb,ǂ

  

0.70

  Primary school

21 (20.4)

19 (18.4)

 

  Secondary school

35 (34.0)

31 (30.1)

 

  Tertiary education

47 (45.6)

53 (51.5)

 

Father’s educationb,ǂ

  

0.83

  Primary school

23 (22.3)

25 (24.3)

 

  Secondary school

35 (34.0)

31 (30.1)

 

  Tertiary education

45 (43.7)

47 (45.6)

 

Child-related variables

   

Prematurityb,ǂ

  

0.86

  No

81 (78.6)

83 (80.6)

 

  Yes

22 (22.4)

20 (19.4)

 

Children’s educationb,ǂ

  

0.17

  Home

18 (17.5)

11 (10.7)

 

  Nursery

7 (6.8)

12 (11.7)

 

  Pre-kindergarden

10 (9.7)

15 (14.6)

 

  Kindergarden

60 (58.3)

51 (49.5)

 

  Primary school

8 (7.8)

14 (13.6)

 

Training by parentsd,ǂ

  

0.41

  None

4 (3.9)

1 (1.0)

 

  Partial

67 (65.0)

66 (64.0)

 

  Regular

32 (31.1)

36 (35.0)

 

Children’s capabilityd,ǂ

  

0.77

  Full help

1 (1.0)

0 (0)

 

  Partial help

36 (35.0)

34 (33.0)

 

  No help

66 (64.0)

69 (67.0)

 

First talk (months)a,+

18 (15–24)

18 (15–21)

0.97

First walk (months)a,+

14 (12–18)

14 (12–18)

0.38

  1. aRank sum test, bChi-square test, cStudent’s t- test, dFisher’s exact test, *p-value < 0.05, +median (IQR), ǂnumber (%), §mean (SD), Monthly income quintiles, 1 baht = US$ 0.033 at the time of data collection, ASWP; Age-specific weight percentile, ASHP; Age-specific height percentile, GA; General anesthesia, PD; Perioperative desaturation, PRE; Perioperative respiratory event, yr; years.