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Table 4 HRQoL of adolescents with SCD aged 12-18 compared to age matched 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 = 23)

Healthy siblings

(n = 17)

SCD versus healthy siblings

Norm population

(n = 1270)

SCD versus norm population

Ā 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Effect size

Mean

SD

Point estimate of mean difference (95% CI)

Physical Well-being

48

8.0

50

9.5

0.2

50

9.4

-2 (-6; +2)

Psychological Well-being

51

9.5

53

9.7

0.2

52

8.4

-1 (-5; +3)

Moods & Emotions

48

7.2

46 *

7.4

0.3

51

9.6

-3 (-7; +1)

Self-Perception

54

9.2

52

10.9

0.2

50

9.3

4 (0; +8)

Autonomy

47 ā€  *

9.0

53

9.5

0.7

54

9.1

-7 (-11; -3)

Parent Relation

51

10.2

49

11.0

0.2

52

9.3

-1 (-5; +3)

Financial Resources

50

7.8

50

7.0

0

53

9.2

-3 (-7; +1)

Social Support & Peers

48

10.8

53

10.4

0.5

52

9.4

-4 (-8; 0)

School Environment

53

8.8

49

6.4

0.5

51

8.7

2 (-2; +6)

Bullying

48

11.6

49

10.5

0.1

49

10.1

-1 (-5; +3)

  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.