Long-term psychiatric and neurodevelopmental profiles of children with global developmental delay

Table 6 Predictors of persistent developmental delay at 24-month follow-up

Predictor variable	Odds ratio	95%CI	P value
Baseline DQ < 55	4.82	2.13-10.91	< 0.001
Autism spectrum disorder	3.67	1.68-8.02	0.001
Multiple psychiatric comorbidities	3.21	1.44-7.15	0.004
Limited early intervention (< 5 hours/week)	2.89	1.31-6.38	0.008
Male sex	1.92	0.89-4.14	0.095
Low SES	1.78	0.82-3.86	0.144
Maternal education (per year)	0.68	0.52-0.89	0.005
Early intervention before 24 months	0.45	0.23-0.88	0.020
Absence of language disorder	0.51	0.27-0.96	0.037

CI: Confidence interval; DQ: Developmental quotient; SES: Socioeconomic status.