Table 1 Characteristics of Learning disability in preterm children by selected sociodemographic and socioeconomic variables (NSCH 2016–2018)
Variables | Total | Presence | Absence | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 9555) | (n = 1167) | (n = 8388) | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Race | Â | Â | Â | <.0001 |
 White Non-Hispanic | 6540 (68.45) | 774 (66.32) | 5766 (68.74) |  |
 Hispanics | 1139 (11.92) | 141 (12.08) | 998 (11.90) |  |
 Black Non-Hispanic | 704 (7.37) | 128 (10.97) | 576 (6.87) |  |
 Multiracial | 1172 (12.27) | 124 (10.63) | 1048 (12.49) |  |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | <.0001 |
 Male | 5152 (53.92) | 744 (63.75) | 4408 (52.55) |  |
 Female | 4403 (46.08) | 423 (36.25) | 3980 (47.45) |  |
Health Insurance | Â | Â | Â | 0.0008 |
 Currently and adequately insured | 3306 (34.68) | 454 (39.07) | 2852 (34.07) |  |
 Not currently and adequately insured | 6226 (65.32) | 708 (60.93) | 5518 (65.93) |  |
Poverty level | Â | Â | Â | <.0001 |
 0–99%FPL | 1187 (12.42) | 226 (19.37) | 961 (11.46) |  |
 100–199%FPL | 1636 (17.12) | 270 (23.14) | 1366 (16.29) |  |
 200–399%FPL | 2949 (30.86) | 337 (28.88) | 2612 (31.14) |  |
 400% FPL and above | 3783 (39.59) | 334 (28.62) | 3449 (41.12) |  |
Family structure | Â | Â | Â | <.0001 |
 Two parents | 7192 (76.38) | 770 (67.25) | 6422 (77.64) |  |
 Single parent | 1711 (18.17) | 268 (23.41) | 1443 (17.45) |  |
 Other Family type/Grandparent | 513 (5.45) | 107 (9.34) | 406 (4.91) |  |
Adult educational level | Â | Â | Â | <.0001 |
 High school or less | 1582 (16.75) | 264 (23.08) | 1318 (15.87) |  |
 Some College or higher | 7865 (83.25) | 880 (76.92) | 6985 (84.13) |  |
Food situation at home | Â | Â | Â | <.0001 |
 Cannot afford nutritious meals | 487 (5.21) | 108 (9.54) | 379 (4.61) |  |
 Can afford nutritious meals | 8869 (94.79) | 1024 (90.46) | 7845 (95.39) |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | <.0001 |
 3–5 years | 1563 (16.36) | 81 (6.94) | 1482 (17.67) |  |
 6–13-years | 4827 (50.52) | 631 (54.07) | 4196 (50.02) |  |
 14–17 years | 3165 (33.12) | 455 (38.99) | 2710 (32.31) |  |