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Table 2 General characteristics of patients and parents

From: Impact of a child with congenital anomalies on parents (ICCAP) questionnaire; a psychometric analysis

Patients

N = 100

 

Female/male

41/59

 

Gestational age (wks)

38 3/7*

(28 – 42 6/7)**

Birth weight (kg)

3.0*

(.75 – 4.51)**

Primary anomalies

  

Abdominal wall defect

17

 

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

13

 

Small intestinal anomaly

32

 

Oesophageal atresia

15

 

Anorectal malformation

4

 

Hirschsprung's disease

5

 

Miscellaneous

14

 

Congenital anomalies (CA) per patient

2*

(1–7)**

Medical care

  

Duration of first admission (days)

27.5*

(4–314)**

Total admission in first 6 months (days)

37*

(4–182)**

Period until complete diagnosis (days)

4*

(0–205)**

Medical appliances at discharge (number)

0*

(0–7)**

TISS ≥10 in first 6 months (days)

6*

(0–128)**

Parents

  

Age mothers (yrs)

31*

(19–45)**

Age fathers (yrs)

33*

(23–50)**

Socioeconomic status

  

   low

22

 

   medium

55

 

   high

23

 

CA in family

28

 

Duration of parental relationship (yrs)

5*

(.50–20)**

Single parents (mothers)

4

 

Sibs at time of birth (number)

1*

(0–5)**

  1. * = median
  2. ** = range
  3. TISS = Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System