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Dog Ownership Reduces Risk of Development Delay
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Minatoya M, Araki A, Miyashita C, Itoh S, Kobayashi S, Yamazaki K, Ait Bamai Y, Saijyo Y, Ito Y, Kishi R, et al. Cat and Dog Ownership in Early Life and Infant Development: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study of Japan Environment and Children’s Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(1):205. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010205
ASQ-3 Childhood Score By Pet Ownership
| All | Having Cat(s) | Having Dog(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASQ Subscale | All | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Communication | Pass % | 92.8 | 92.8 | 92.9 | 94.7 | 92.6 |
| Fail % | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 7.4 | |
| Gross motor | Pass % | 85.7 | 86.3 | 85.6 | 87.3 | 85.4 |
| Fail % | 14.3 | 13.7 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 14.6 | |
| Fine motor | Pass % | 89.7 | 90.2 | 89.7 | 90.9 | 89.6 |
| Fail % | 10.2 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 10.4 | |
| Problem-solving | Pass % | 84.1 | 84.3 | 84.2 | 85.3 | 84.1 |
| Fail % | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 14.7 | 15.9 | |
| Personal-social | Pass % | 82.3 | 83.7 | 82.5 | 84.9 | 82.2 |
| Fail % | 17.3 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 15.1 | 17.8 |
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