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Table 1 Descriptive analyses: demographic characteristics of the sample

From: Measurement properties of the Brazilian version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL™) cancer module scale

Demographic characteristics

Child/Adolescent on treatment (n = 140)

Child/Adolescent off treatment (n = 50)

Total sample (n = 190)

Child/Adolescent characteristics

n

%

n

%

n

%

Ages (years)

      

2–4

46

32.9

8

16.0

54

28.4

5–7

32

22.8

10

20.0

42

22.1

8–12

34

24.3

21

42.0

55

29.0

13–18

28

20.0

11

22.0

39

20.5

Gender

      

Boys

90

64.3

35

70.0

125

65.8

Girls

50

35.7

15

30.0

65

34.2

Guardians characteristics

      

Ages (years)

      

18–28

37

26.4

7

14.0

44

23.2

29–34

29

20.7

22

44.0

51

26.8

35–39

38

27.2

6

12.0

44

23.2

40–79

36

25.7

15

30.0

51

26.8

Relationship to patient

      

Mother

109

77.9

36

72.0

145

76.3

Father

17

12.1

6

12.0

23

12.1

Others (brother/sister, grandmother/grandfather, aunt/uncle)

14

10.0

8

16.0

22

11.6

Level of schooling

      

≤ 8 years

92

65.7

32

64.0

124

65.3

> 8 years

48

34.3

18

36.0

66

34.7

Economic level

      

high (A, B)

15

10.7

5

10.0

20

10.5

intermediate (C)

75

53.6

21

42.0

96

50.5

low (D, E)

50

35.7

24

48.0

74

39.0