Table 1 General characteristics of the study population
Cystic fibrosis | Type 1 Diabetes | Down Syndrome | HIV infection | Neurological disease | Total | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 57 | N = 52 | N = 70 | N = 36 | N = 60 | N = 275 | |||
Age, years; mean (SD) | 9.5 (4.9) | 10.3 (3.9) | 5.5 (3.9) | 10.4 (4.0) | 8.8 (5.0) | 8.6 (4.8) | <0.01 | a |
Females; N (%) | 23 (40.4) | 23 (44.2) | 37 (52.9) | 21 (58.3) | 22 (36.7) | 126 (45.8) | 0.17 | b |
Foreigners; n (%) | 2 (3.5) | 0 | 2 (2.9) | 4 (11.1) | 0 | 8 (2.9) | 0.02 | b |
Mother’s age, years; mean (SD) | 39.2 (6.5) | 41.8 (4.9) | 40.9 (6.5) | 40.1 (9.7) | 38.8 (6.9) | 40.1 (6.8) | 0.11 | c |
Father’s age, years; mean (SD) | 42.9 (6.4) | 44.7 (5.3) | 43.0 (6.9) | 43.5 (7.9) | 41.9 (6.6) | 43.1 (6.6) | 0.25 | c |
Mothers with at least high school diploma; N (%) | 40 (70.2) | 30 (57.7) | 48 (68.6) | 5 (20.0) | 32 (54.2) | 155 (58.9) | <0.01 | b |
Employed mothers; N (%) | 23 (40.3) | 33(63.5) | 35 (50.0) | 8 (30.8) | 19 (31.7) | 118 (44.5) | <0.01 | b |
Fathers with at least high school diploma; N (%) | 32 (56.1) | 26 (53.1) | 43 (64.2) | 3 (15.8) | 33 (56.9) | 137 (54.8) | <0.01 | b |
Employed fathers; N (%) | 54 (94.7) | 46 (92.0) | 65 (95.6) | 14 (70.0) | 55 (94.8) | 234 (92.5) | <0.01 | b |
Number of visits by specialty pediatrician in the last year; mean (SD) | 4.5 (1.3) | 4.5 (1.5) | 2.9 (2.0) | 5.9 (0.6) | 3.9 (1.3) | 4.1 (1.7) | <0.01 | a |
Number of visits by family pediatrician in the last year; mean (SD) | 2.9 (2.3) | 3.6 (2.0) | 4.4 (1.7) | 2.4 (2.3) | 4.5 (1.7) | 3.7 (2.1) | <0.01 | a |
Number of visits by community vaccinators in the last year; mean (SD) | 0.6 (0.9) | 0.3 (0.5) | 0.8 (1.3) | 0.3 (0.5) | 0.5 (1.1) | 0.5 [1] | 0.26 | a |