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Table 1 Characteristics of the children with expressive (ELD), mixed language disorder (MLD), and normally developing children

From: Children with mixed developmental language disorder have more insecure patterns of attachment

Group

ELD

MLD

Control

Number of children

N (% of total)

11 (24)

35 (76)

23 (100)

Age (year. months)

Mean (SD)

5.8 (0.99)

6.5 (2.16)

3.7 (0.07)

Gender

Male

8 (72)

26 (74)

8 (35)

n (%)

female

3 (28)

9 (25)

15 (65)

VIQ

Mean (SD)

85 (23)

64 (14)

120 (27)

PIQ

Mean (SD)

109 (14)

97 (16)

107 (55)

Expressive severity index

Mean (SD)

2.45 (1.49)

4.15 (2.17)

-

Receptive severity index

Mean (SD)

0.68 (0.68)

4.15 (2.09)

-

  1. ELD Expressive Language Disorder, MLD Mixed language disorder, VIQ Verbal Intellectual Quotient, PIQ Performance Intellectual Quotient, SD Standard Deviation