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Table 5 Comparison of parenting habits between the case and control groups

From: Explainable predictive models of short stature and exploration of related environmental growth factors: a case-control study

Variables

Case

Control

χ2

P-value

Child’s time spent on screening devices (%)

  

8.82

0.07

Never

6 (6.00)

29 (14.50)

  

< 30 min

29 (29.00)

51 (25.50)

  

30–60 min

34 (34.00)

76 (38.00)

  

1–2 h

23 (23.00)

38 (19.00)

  

> 2 h

8 (8.00)

6 (3.00)

  

Child’s time spent outdoors (%)

  

11.17

0.01

None

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

  

Rarely

21 (21.00)

16 (8.00)

  

Often but < 1 h

44 (44.00)

102 (51.00)

  

1–3 h

33 (33.00)

73 (36.50)

  

> 3 h

2 (2.00)

9 (4.50)

  

Outdoor activities (%)

  

2.20

0.33

High

32 (32.00)

57 (28.50)

  

Moderate

51 (51.00)

94 (47.00)

  

Low

17 (17.00)

49 (24.50)

  

Secondhand smoke (%)

  

3.90

0.27

None

56 (56.00)

128 (64.00)

  

Several times a month but less than once a week

21 (21.00)

26 (13.00)

  

Several times a week but less than once a day

11 (11.00)

18 (9.00)

  

Almost everyday

12 (12.00)

28 (14.00)

  
  1. Note: *, Fisher’s exact test. The χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test was used to compare the categorical variables, the results were presented as frequency and percentage (%). Only variables significant at p < 0.05 were entered into conditional logistic regressions