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Table 1 Socio-demographic data of participants and non-participants

From: Health related quality of life of Dutch children: psychometric properties of the PedsQL in the Netherlands

 

Participants

Non-participants1

 

Child

N

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

p value

Age

496

11.80

3.20

81

11.44

2.75

.33

 

N

%

 

N

%

  

Gender (boys)

227

45.8

 

35

43.8

 

.74

Parent 2

N

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

 

Age

479

44.35

5.73

82

43.16

6.29

.09

 

N

%

 

N

%

  

Gender (male)

92

19.4

 

31

36.5

 

<.01**

Ethnicity (Dutch)

414

85.9

 

53

62.4

 

<.01**

Education (high)

230

48.4

 

30

38.0

 

<.05*

Employment

349

72.9

 

52

62.7

 

.06

  1. 1Children and parents that refused participation and completed the non-participants form; or children and parents that consented to participation and filled out the socio-demographic questionnaire, but eventually did not complete the PedsQL due to circumstances (e.g. illness, dental visit).2Socio-demographic data of parent that completed the questionnaire. * Sign: p < .05, ** Sign: p < .01.