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Dih-Ling Luh, Department of Public Health, Chung Shan Medical University, No.110,Sec. 1,Chien-Kuo N. Road, Taichung, 402, Taiwan , R.O.C., Taiwan, 886-4-24730022, luh@csmu.edu.tw, Lee-Lan Yen, ScD, Institute of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Room 623, 6F, No. 17, Xuzhou Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, Ling-Yen Pan, Division of Health Policy Reserach, National Health Research Institute, No.35,Keyan Road,Zhunan Town, Miaoli County, Taiwan, and Fu-Li Chen, Department of Public Health, Fu Jen Catholic University, 510 Chung Cheng Rd.,Hsin Chuang, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan.

There were two purposes of this study. One was to describe the relationship between maternal first birth age and later career development and socioeconomic status. The other was to explore a little further into the relationship of maternal first birth age and family socioeconomic status with child health. Data was taken from the first year of the CABLE study (Child and Adolescent Behaviors in Long-Term Evaluation), including child and parent questionnaires and student health examination records. Family socioeconomic status was based on self-reported level of maternal education and monthly family income. The indicators of children's health included disease history, dental caries, and fillings of first graders. Analysis of data was adjusted for the gender, birth order and area of residence of the children. The study population consisted of 1,464 individuals for which data was complete for the above variables. Results: 1. Those with a younger maternal first birth age had currently lower levels of education and lower family income. 2. Children of mothers with a higher level of education were more likely to have had disease history. 3. Children with mothers of higher first birth age and higher level of education were less likely to have dental caries but more likely to have fillings. Conclusions: The first birth age of mothers of elementary school children has an obvious relationship with current family socioeconomic status. In addition both of these factors are related to the health status of first grade students.

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