Table 1 The demographic data of the participated children
Demographic data | Group I, NH children (n = 100) | Group II, HI children (n = 60) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
NH children (3– < 5 years) (n = 25) | NH children (5– < 8 years) (n = 25) | |||
Age range (min.–max.) in years | 3;0–7;9 | 3;2–7;5 | ||
Mean age (± SD) in years | 5.2 (± 1.5) | 5.2 ± 1.34 | ||
3.8 ± 0.53 | 6.5 ± 0.94 | |||
No. (%) of males | 45 (45%) | 30 (50%) | ||
No. (%) of females | 55 (55%) | 30 (50%) | ||
Mean IQ (± SD)a | 93 (± 1.3) | 92.02 ± 2.6 | ||
Mean (± SD) total, receptive, and expressive language ages in yearsb | 5.26 (± 0.3), 5.3 (± 1.1), 5.01 (± 1.9) | 3.3 (± 3.6), 4.8 (± 2.3), 3.1 (± 3.5) | ||
3.7 (± 0.7), 3.9 (± 1.2), 3.5 (± 1.6) | 6.5 (± 0.5), 6.6 (± 1.4), 6.4 (± 1.2) | 2.3 ± 7, 2.4 ± 10, 2.1 ± 6 | 3.9 ± 9, 4.3 ± 9, 3.5 ± 10 | |