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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics per age category

From: Sex differences in children's health status as measured by the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL)™: cross-sectional findings from a large school-based sample in the Netherlands

 

Age 5–7 years

n = 124

Age 8–12 years

n = 300

Age 13–17 years

n = 458

Child characteristics

   

 Age (years)

6.3 (5.0–7.9)

11.0 (8.0–12.9)

14.8 (13.0–17.9)

 Sex (boy)

52 (42%)

121 (40%)

221 (48%)

 Psychological help

6 (5%)

23 (8%)

29 (6%)

Parent characteristics

   

 Sex (male)

13 (10%)

32 (11%)

73 (16%)

Educational level (ISCED)

 Low (0–2)

 Middle (3–4)

 High (5–8)

12 (10%)

36 (29%)

76 (61%)

26 (9%)

84 (28%)

190 (63%)

38 (8%)

86 (19%)

334 (73%)

Both parents Dutch

106 (85%)

256 (85%)

387 (84%)

  1. Data are presented as median (range) or n (%), ISCED International Standard Classification of Education