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Table 2 HRQoL of total study sample of children with SCD compared to healthy siblings and Dutch norm population of the KIDSCREEN-52

From: Double disadvantage: a case control study on health-related quality of life in children with sickle cell disease

Ā 

Children with SCD

(n = 40)

Healthy siblings

(n = 36)

SCD versus healthy siblings

Norm population

(n = 1960)

SCD versus norm population

Ā 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Effect size

Mean

SD

Point estimate of mean difference (95% CI)

Physical Well-being

49 ā€ *

8.7

54

11.4

0.5

53

10.0

-4 (-7; -1)

Psychological Well-being

53

9.3

55

9.6

0.2

53

8.8

0 (-3; +3)

Moods & Emotions

47 *

8.9

47 *

10.2

0

51

9.6

-4 (-7; -1)

Self-Perception

52

8.8

53

10.8

0.1

52

10.1

0 (-3; +3)

Autonomy

48 *

8.1

52

9.4

0.5

55

9.1

-7 (-10; -4)

Parent Relation

50 *

10.3

50 *

10.4

0

53

9.1

-3 (-6; 0)

Financial Resources

47 *

10.0

46 *

11.8

0.1

52

9.7

-5 (-8; -2)

Social Support & Peers

50

11.3

51

12.4

0.1

52

9.3

-2 (-5; 0)

School Environment

54

8.6

54

10.0

0

53

10.0

1 (-2; +4)

Bullying

45

11.5

47

11.5

0.6

49

10.4

-4 (-7; -1)

  1. Higher scores represent better HRQoL.
  2. ā€  p < 0.05 children with SCD versus healthy siblings.
  3. *p < 0.05 children with SCD and/or healthy siblings versus Dutch norm population of the KIDSCREEN-52.