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Table 1 Time-invariant characteristics of SC versus LU families at study enrollment

From: Early child health in an informal settlement in the Peruvian Amazon

 

Santa Clara

La Union

p-value (t-test/chi2)

n

362

71

-

% female

49.0 %

46.0 %

0.57

birth weight

3.08 kg

3.09 kg

0.86

birth length

47.0 cm

47.0 cm

0.95

na

353

70

-

Mother’s height

149.3 cm

148.2 cm

0.1462

Mother’s years of education

6.7

5.1

0.0011

Maternal age

26.0

27.8

0.1042

na

204

42

 

Paternal height

158.5

159.8

0.6329

Paternal years of education

8.6

7.8

0.2029

Paternal age

31.6

32.2

0.6990

  1. a Each parent counted only once (some families had multiple children in the study); parents not located in either study were not included