Table 1 Demographic characteristics of children with SCD, healthy siblings and the general Dutch population
Children with SCD (n = 40) | Healthy siblings (n = 36) | General population c | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years, M (SD) a | 11.7 | (3.1) | 11.6 | (3.4) | - | - |
Boys, n (%) a | 20 | (50) | 18 | (50) | - | - |
Country of origin a | ||||||
Surinam, n (%) | 18 | (45) | 23 | (64) | - | - |
West/Central Africa, n (%) | 19 | (48) | 10 | (28) | - | - |
Turkey, n (%) | 2 | (5) | 2 | (5) | - | - |
Netherlands Antilles, n (%) | 1 | (2) | 1 | (3) | - | - |
Parental marital status a | (n = 16.485) d | |||||
Married/living together, n (%) | 15 | (38) | 17 | (47) | 2.051 | (81) |
Single, n (%) | 25 | (62) | 19 | (53) | 474 | (19) |
Highest level of education of mother a b | (n = 2.039) e | |||||
Lower, n (%) | 22 | (55) | 19 | (53) | 431 | (21) |
Intermediate, n (%) | 6 | (15) | 10 | (28) | 955 | (47) |
Higher, n (%) | 2 | (5) | 1 | (3) | 641 | (31) |
Not specified, n (%) | 10 | (25) | 6 | (17) | 13 | (1) |
Parental paid employment a | (n = 3.928) f | |||||
Yes, n (%) | 22 | (55) | 23 | (64) | 3.787 | (96) |
No, n (%) | 16 | (40) | 9 | (25) | 141 | (4) |
Not specified, n (%) | 2 | (5) | 4 | (10) | - | - |