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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of healthy and asthma groups

From: Psychometric properties of the Sinhala version of the PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales in early adolescents in Sri Lanka

 

Healthy sample (n = 142)

Asthma sample (n = 115)

Significance

 

N

(%)

N

(%)

 

Sex

     

Male

74

52.1

65

56.5

X2 = .33

Female

68

47.9

50

43.5

p = .5

Grade

     

7

47

33.1

34

29.6

X2 =3.1

8

53

37.3

35

30.4

p = .2

9

42

29.6

46

40.0

 

Race

     

Sinhala

130

91.6

93

86.1

X2 =6.8

Tamil

4

3.4

4

3.5

p = .07

Muslim

7

4.2

13

7.0

 

other

1

0.7

4

3.5

 

Mean Age

12.8 yrs

 

13.0 yrs

 

p = .09

Parent Education Level

    

No schooling

5

4.3

2

2.3

 

Primary

10

8.5

6

7.0

X2 =2.0

Secondary

45

38.5

40

46.5

p = .8

Passed O/L

31

26.5

23

26.7

 

Passed A/L

15

12.8

9

10.5

 

Higher Education

11

9.4

6

7.0

 

Missing

25

17.6

29

25.2

 
  1. *Significance level: p < 0.05 (two tailed test).
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