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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample

From: Assessing health-related quality of life in young Japanese children with chronic conditions: Preliminary validation of the DISABKIDS smiley measure

Parent Characteristics

(n/%)

Respondent

 Mother

51 (86.4)

 Father

8 (13.6)

Age (mean/SD)

37.8 (4.3)

Marital status: married

53 (91.2)

Economic status (living condition)

 Very comfortable

2 (3.6)

 Somewhat comfortable

30 (53.6)

 Somewhat difficult

20 (35.7)

 Very difficult

4 (7.1)

Child Characteristics

Age (mean/SD)

5.5 (1.1)

Sex

 Male

38 (63.3)

 Female

22 (36.7)

Number of siblingsa

 More than one

1

 One

41

 None

21

Clinical condition

 Asthma and/or allergies

50 (83.3)

 Circulatory disease

7 (11.7)

 Kidney disease

2 (3.3)

 Growth hormone deficiency

1 (1.7)

  1. amultiple answers allowed