Table 1 Characteristics of the patients with cancer and healthy children

Child On-treatment (n = 157)

Child off-treatment < 12 m (n = 35)

Child off-treatment > 12 m (n = 74)

Total sample (n = 266)

Healthy Children (n = 284)

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Age

   2-4

47

29.9

9

25.7

8

10.8

64

24.1

68

23.9

   5-7

42

26.8

10

28.6

25

33.8

77

28.9

81

28.5

   8-12

38

24.2

8

22.9

23

31.1

69

25.9

74

26.1

   13-18

30

19.1

8

22.9

18

24.3

56

21.1

61

21.5

Gender†

   Male

92

58.6

20

57.1

42

56.8

154

57.9

159

56.0

   Female

65

41.4

15

42.9

32

43.2

112

42.1

125

44.0

Diagnosis

   Leukemia or lymphoma

91

58.0

22

62.9

50

67.6

163

61.3

-

   Solid tumor

66

42.0

13

37.1

24

32.4

103

38.7

-

Education

   Non-attendance

50

31.8

9

25.7

12

16.2

71

26.7

0

0.0

   Current school attendance

107

68.2

26

74.3

62

83.8

195

73.3

284

100.0

Parents

   Mother

131

83.4

27

77.1

62

83.8

220

82.7

237

83.5

   Father

26

16.6

8

22.9

12

16.2

46

17.3

47

16.5