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Table 2b Numbers and percentages of children with elevated scores on the PSC and CBCL Total Problems, Internalising and Externalising scales, and of children currently under treatment for psychosocial problems, for all children and by gender.

From: Use of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist for the detection of psychosocial problems in preventive child healthcare

Scale

Total (n = 674)

Boys (n = 327)

Girls (n = 347)

PSCa

30 (4.5%)

18 (5.5%)

12 (3.5%)

PSC adjustedb

86 (12.8%)

53 (16.2%)

33 (9.5%)

CBCL

   

   Totalc

60 (8.9%)

32 (9.8%)

28 (8.1%)

   Internalisingd

82 (12.2%)

40 (12.2%)

42 (12.1%)

   Externalisinge

52 (7.7%)

28 (8.9%)

23 (6.6%)

Currently under treatment for psychosocial problem

53 (7.9%)

34 (10.4%)

19 (5.5%)

  1. a 28 and over for boys and girls (i.e. original US cut-off)
  2. b 22 and over for boys and girls (i.e. adjusted Dutch cut-off)
  3. c 38 and over for boys and girls
  4. d 13 and over for boys, and 16 and over for girls
  5. e 14 and over for boys, and 13 and over for girls
  6. All cut-offs refer to the age groups studied.