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Table 3 Emotional and behavioral profile: gender differences in the celiac group

From: Compliant gluten-free children with celiac disease: an evaluation of psychological distress

Groups

Celiac Females

(N = 65)

Celiac Males

(N = 35)

p f

CBCL Totala

49.4 ± 9.2

53.6 ± 11.7

NS

CBCL Intb

50.3 ± 8.5

53.9 ± 10.9

NS

CBCL Extc

47.9 ± 8.7

52.3 ± 8.2

0.016

CBCL subitems:

Withdrawn

52.9 ± 5.1

56.3 ± 10.2

0.028

Somatic Complaint

57.0 ± 7.0

57.6 ± 7.6

NS

Anxious/Depressed

52.9 ± 4.8

55.2 ± 6.3

NS

Social Problems

52.5 ± 4.1

55.2 ± 6.9

0.016

Thought Problems

51.8 ± 3.6

53.7 ± 5.6

0.042

Attention Problems

52.3 ± 3.9

57.3 ± 7.0

< 0.01

Delinquent Behavior

52.7 ± 4.4

54.6 ± 5.4

NS

Aggressive Behavior

52.4 ± 4.5

54.5 ± 6.2

NS

MASC Totald

48.6 ± 8.6

45.5 ± 8.9

0.013

CDIe

7.9 ± 5.5

5.6 ± 3.4

<0.01

  1. a Parent Child Behavior Checklist Total Score (T-scores); b Parent Child Behavior Checklist Internalizing Score (T-scores); c Parent Child Behavior Checklist Externalizing Score (T-scores); d Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (T-scores); e Children's Depression Inventory (raw scores); f NS indicates P > 0.05.