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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of Melbourne InFANT Program sample

From: Modifiable factors which predict children’s gross motor competence: a prospective cohort study

Child characteristic

 Age in months [mean (SD)]

3.6 (0.99)

 Sex (% male)

51.6%

 Age in months child began crawling [mean (SD)]a

8.2 (1.7)

 Age in months child began walking [mean (SD)]a

13.0 (1.70)

Maternal characteristic

 Age in years

32.4 (4.10)

 Education

  Low (Secondary school or less)

17.6%

  Medium (Trade certificate or diploma)

22.6%

  High (University bachelor’s degree or higher)

59.8%

 Country of birth

  Australia

83.2%

  Other

16.8%

  1. aCalculated from those children with complete data available for analysis at 19 months old