Table 4 Relationships between community factors, QOL, QCNL, SDS, characteristics of the subject, and children DQ by the Pearson’s correlation coefficient (n = 699)

Characteristics of the subjects

 Parent’s age

0.122**

−0.033

0.039

0.063

−0.192***

 The number of family members

0.332***

0.072

0.039

0.010

−0.048

 The number of children

0.212***

−0.016

0.049

0.062

−0.020

 Working hours

−0.018

0.003

−0.002

0.008

−0.067

 Duration of residence (years)

0.144***

0.082*

0.075

−0.029

−0.075

Each factor of the PRECEDE–PROCEED model

 Community factors

–

0.475***

0.330***

0.278***

−0.391***

 Overall QCNL

0.475***

–

0.517***

0.438***

−0.483***

 Component of QOL

0.330***

0.517***

–

0.748***

−0.574***

 Overall QOL

0.278***

0.438***

0.783***

–

−0.505***

 SDS

−0.391***

−0.483***

−0.574***

−0.505***

–

 Behavior and lifestyle

0.546***

0.560***

0.445***

0.354***

−0.447***

 Predisposing factors

0.492***

0.433***

0.371***

0.286***

−0.426***

 Reinforcing factors

0.554***

0.528***

0.419***

0.296***

−0.420***

 Enabling factors

0.625***

0.495***

0.476***

0.374***

−0.488***

Children developmental quotient (DQ) (n = 965 number of children)

 Development of motor function

0.117**

0.049

0.047

0.054

−0.036

 Development of attentive walking

0.149***

0.090**

0.048

0.033

−0.044

 Social development

0.164***

0.081*

0.094**

0.051

−0.050

 Development of lifestyle

0.062

0.023

0.020

0.037

0.019

 Development of language

0.099**

0.064

0.081

0.057

−0.092**