Table 5 Comparison of 4-month-old infant development according to maternal age group
Development item (KIDS) | Maternal age | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Teens (n = 2)a | 20s (n = 106)b | 30s (n = 165)c | 40s (n = 10)d | p value | Post hoc | |
Motor score | 11.0 [10–12] | 10.0 [2–13] | 10.0 [4–13] | 10.5 [6–11] | 0.752 |  |
Motor skills | 10.5 [9–12] | 11.0 [6–14] | 10.0 [5–14] | 11.5 [9–14] | 0.444 |  |
Language comprehension | 5.5 [5–6] | 7.0 [1–8] | 7.0 [2–8] | 7.0 [4–8] | 0.577 |  |
Verbalization | 7.5 [7–8] | 6.0 [3–8] | 6.0 [2–8] | 7.5 [5–8] | 0.037 | b and d*, c and d* |
Sociability with adults | 9.0 [6–12] | 13.0 [8–17] | 13.0 [6–18] | 13.5 [10–19] | 0.217 |  |
Diet | 4.0 [4–6] | 4.0 [2–7] | 4.0 [0–7] | 4.0 [2–7] | 0.819 |  |