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Table 2 Country specific cutoff values for borderline and abnormal parent-reported SDQ-scores

From: Use of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in child and school health services among children aged 4 and 6 years in Southern Norway: clinical considerations

 

UK 2–4/4–17 years [20]

Sweden 4/5 years [18]

Denmark 5–7 years [19]

Norway 4 years/6 years1

Borderline

Abnormal

Borderline

Abnormal

Borderline

Abnormal

Borderline

Abnormal

Total difficulties

13/14

16/17

    

10/9

12/12

Boys

  

9/8

10/11

10

14

10/11

14/14

Girls

  

10/9

13/12

9

12

9/7

11/9

Emotional symptoms

3/4

4/5

    

2/3

3/4

Boys

  

2/2

3/3

4

5

2/3

4/4

Girls

  

2/2

3/3

4

5

2/3

3/4

Peer problems

3/3

4/4

    

1/1

2/2

Boys

  

2/2

3/2

2

3

2/2

2/2

Girls

  

1/1

2/2

2

3

1/1

2/2

Conduct problems

4/3

5/4

    

3/2

4/3

Boys

  

4/3

4/4

3

4

3/3

4/4

Girls

  

3/3

4/4

3

4

3/2

3/2

Hyperactivity

6/6

7/7

    

5/5

6/6

Boys

  

4/4

5/5

5

7

5/5

6/6

Girls

  

3/3

5/4

4

6

4/3

5/4

Prosocial score2

6/5

5/4

    

7/7

6/7

Boys

  

6/7

5/6

6

5

7/7

6/6

Girls

  

7/8

6/6

7

6

8/8

7/7

  1. 1Based on the 80th and 90th (10th and 20th for the prosocial score) percentiles from the present study from Agder County, Norway. 2For prosocial score, cutoff values are based on the 10th and 20th percentiles