Participants (N = 134) | Non-participants (N = 90) | |
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Age (mean, SD) | 7.5 ± 3.46 | 8.23 ± 3.80a |
Gender (% girls) | 61.2 | 60.0a |
Referred to study by: | ||
- GP (incident case), (n, %) | 22 (17%) | 22 (24%) |
- Pediatrician (incident case), (n, %) | 6 (4%) | 5 (6%) |
- GP (prevalent case), (n, %) | 106 (79%) | 63 (70%) |
Chronicity of symptoms before randomization b, c | ||
-Yes (n, %) | 67 (65%) | 16 (43%) |
-No (n, %) | 36 (35%) | 21 (57%) |