Latino Immigrant Children's Health: Effects of Sociodemographic Variables and of a Preventive Intervention Program

Table 4

Multivariate analyses predicting the Ages and Stages Questionnaire composite score at 12 and 24 months postpartum.

Predictor variables	Standardized partial regression coefficients	Significance level
ASQ composite score at 12 months postpartum^2
ASQ composite score at 6 months	0.39	𝑃<.0001
Number of maternal/family problems at 12 months	−0.19	𝑃<.001
Family received AFDC/TANF at 12 months^1	0.13	ns
Substance-affected family	−0.12	ns
Intervention family	0.07	ns
Interaction: substance-affected family by intervention family	0.09	ns
Mother’s age at target child’s birth	−0.00	ns
Mother’s English proficiency	0.01	ns
Presence of a second primary caregiver for the target child at intake	−0.02	ns
ASQ composite score at 24 months postpartum^3
Target child is female	0.20	𝑃<.01
Intervention group membership	0.13	𝑃<.05
Target child not in well-baby nursery	0.14	𝑃<.05
Number of maternal/family problems at 24 months	−0.25	𝑃<.0001
Mother’s age at target child’s birth ^4	0.04	ns
First-time mother ^4	0.03	ns
Mother’s number of years of education completed ^4	0.10	ns
Interaction: female sex by intervention family	−0.13	𝑃<.05
Interaction: female sex by nursery type	−0.09	ns
Interaction: nursery type by intervention family	0.04	ns

¹AFDC: Aid to Families with Dependent Children. TANF: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. ²Adjusted 𝑅²=181; 𝐹(9,293)=8.39, 𝑃<.0001. ³Adjusted 𝑅²=.132; 𝐹(10,229)=4.64, 𝑃<.0001. ⁴Italicized predictor variables were included in the model as demographic controls.