Is Birth Method Associated with Sensory Hyperreactivity in Children 3-4 Years in an Upper-Middle-Income Country?
Table 3
Patterns of sensory modulation disorders ().
SMD categories
Vaginal birth group ()
Caesarean section group ()
Total group ()
value (Fisher’s exact test)
No. (%)
No. (%)
No. (%)
Sensory hyperreactivity
Yes1
17 (29%)
3 (9%)
20 (22%)
0.034
No2
41 (71%)
30 (91%)
71 (78%)
Sensory avoiding
Yes1
21 (36%)
3 (9%)
24 (26%)
0.006
No2
37 (64%)
30 (91%)
67 (74%)
Sensory seeking
Yes1
28 (48%)
15 (45%)
43 (47%)
0.002
No2
30 (52%)
18 (55%)
48 (53%)
Low registration
Yes1
14 (24%)
2 (6%)
16 (17%)
0.043
No2
44 (76%)
31 (94%)
75 (83%)
Statistically significant difference .1Yes = the child scored 1 (more than) or 2 (much more than) standard deviations above the mean. 2No = the child scored 0 SD (typical performance).