Table 1 Summary of population characteristics.

From: SARS pandemic exposure impaired early childhood development in China

 

N (total = 14,647)

Statistics

Subject N

Group: N (prevalence %)

Birth time

14,647

Before SARS: 4918 (33.6%); during SARS: 298 (2.0%); after SARS: 9431 (64.4%)

Nationally

14,386

Han: 12,608 (87.6%); not Han: 1778 (12.4%)

Gender

14,645

Female: 6976 (47.6%); male: 7669 (52.4%)

Residence

14,550

Rural: 8853 (60.8%); urban: 5697 (39.2%)

 

Subject N

Mean (SD, 2.5–97.5% percentile)

Age reaching a milestone (month)

Walking independently

11,216

14.3 (4.8, 9.0–25.0)

Saying a complete sentence

9496

20.6 (8.2, 10.0–37.0)

Counting from 1 to 10

8296

34.7 (15.4, 12.0–72.0)

Undressing him/herself for urination

8687

32.5 (13.0, 12.0–60.0)

Gestational length (month)

13,621

9.3 (0.6, 8.0–10.0)

Birthweight (kg)

12,225

3.2 (0.6, 2.0–4.2)

Breastfeeding duration (month)

13,496

11.1 (7.4, 0.0–27.0)

Birth year

14,647

2006 (6.2, 1995–2016)

 

Subject N (longitudinal N)

Mean (SD, 2.5–97.5% percentile)

Body weight (kg)

14,489 (40,248)

25.3 (13.9, 6.5–57.0)

 Age for weight (year)

7.4 (4.5, 0.2–15.2)

Body height (cm)

14,489 (39,419)

116.3 (32.2, 52.0–170.0)

 Age for height (year)

7.6 (4.5, 0.3–15.2)