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Table 4 Children and adolescents perception of social and personal impairment

From: Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with celiac disease: survey of a population from central Italy

 

All cases

Age groups

p

 

No. (%)

10-13 years

14-18 years

No. (%)

No. (%)

Avoided restaurants

All the time

11 (7.9)

5 (7.9)

6 (7.8)

0.77

Most of the time

32 (22.9)

13 (20.6)

19 (24.7)

 

Some of the time

50 (35.7)

21 (33.4)

29 (37.6)

 

Never

47 (33.5)

24 (38.1)

23 (29.9)

 

Avoided traveling

All the time

4 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

4 (5.2)

0.14

Most of the time

7 (5.0)

4 (6.4)

3 (3.9)

 

Some of the time

24 (17.1)

8 (12.7)

16 (20.8)

 

Never

105 (75.0)

51 (80.9)

54 (70.1)

 

Brought gluten-free food while traveling

All the time

114 (81.4)

52 (82.5)

62 (80.5)

0.01

Most of the time

15 (10.7)

2 (3.2)

13 (16.9)

 

Some of the time

9 (6.5)

7 (11.1)

2 (2.6)

 

Never

2 (1.4)

2 (3.2)

0 (0.0)

 

Found it hard to find gluten-free food in groceries

All the time

16 (11.4)

6 (9.5)

10 (13.0)

< 0.01

Most of the time

19 (13.6)

9 (14.3)

10 (13.0)

 

Some of the time

66 (47.1)

21 (33.4)

45 (58.4)

 

Never

39 (27.9)

27 (42.8)

12 (15.6)

 

Found it hard to find good quality gluten-free food

All the time

15 (10.7)

4 (6.3)

11 (14.3)

0.03

Most of the time

21 (15.0)

9 (14.3)

12 (15.6)

 

Some of the time

61 (43.6)

23 (36.5)

38 (49.3)

 

Never

43 (30.7)

27 (42.9)

16 (21.8)

 

Found it difficult to determine if foods were gluten-free from labels

All the time

6 (4.3)

4 (6.3)

2 (2.6)

0.10

Most of the time

28 (20.0)

11 (17.5)

17 (22.0)

 

Some of the time

43 (30.7)

14 (22.2)

29 (37.7)

 

Never

63 (45.0)

34 (54.0)

29 (37.7)

 

Felt left out of activities at school or friend’s home

All the time

6 (4.3)

3 (4.8)

3 (3.9)

0.03

Most of the time

5 (3.6)

5 (7.9)

0 (0.0)

 

Some of the time

30 (21.4)

9 (14.3)

21 (27.3)

 

Never

99 (70.7)

46 (73.0)

53 (68.8)

 

Felt different from others cause of celiac disease

All the time

14 (10.0)

7 (11.1)

7 (9.1)

0.44

Most of the time

15 (10.7)

8 (12.7)

7 (9.1)

 

Some of the time

47 (33.6)

24 (38.1)

23 (29.9)

 

Never

64 (45.7)

24 (38.1)

40 (51.9)

 

Felt embarrassed to bring gluten-free food to parties

All the time

35 (25.0)

18 (28.6)

17 (22.1)

0.03

Most of the time

15 (10.7)

5 (7.9)

10 (12.9)

 

Some of the time

34 (24.3)

9 (14.3)

25 (32.5)

 

Never

56 (40.0)

31 (49.2)

25 (32.5)

 

Felt angry about the need to adhere to diet

All the time

29 (20.7)

10 (15.9)

19 (24.7)

0.14

Most of the time

21 (15.0)

9 (14.3)

12 (15.6)

 

Some of the time

46 (32.9)

18 (28.6)

28 (36.4)

 

Never

44 (31.4)

26 (42.2)

18 (22.4)

 

Felt that teachers and friends did not understand

All the time

6 (4.3)

2 (3.2)

4 (5.2)

0.65

Most of the time

21 (15.0)

9 (14.3)

12 (15.6)

 

Some of the time

52 (37.1)

21 (33.3)

31 (40.2)

 

Never

61 (43.6)

31 (49.2)

30 (39.0)

 

Thought of being a burden for someone because of celiac disease

All the time

10 (7.1)

5 (7.9)

5 (6.5)

0.42

Most of the time

16 (11.4)

6 (9.5)

10 (13.0)

 

Some of the time

46 (32.9)

17 (27.0)

29 (36.7)

 

Never

68 (48.6)

35 (55.6)

33 (42.8)