Table 1 Characterization of the sample
From: Validation of the Japanese version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) Cancer Module
Subject | Child On-Tx (n = 88) | Child Off-Tx = <12 (n = 33) | Child Off Tx >12 (n = 124) | Total sample (n = 245) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | P value |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.002 |
2-4 (parents only) | 23 | 26.1 | 6 | 18.2 | 12 | 9.7 | 41 | 16.7 | Â |
5-7 | 28 | 31.8 | 9 | 27.3 | 25 | 20.2 | 62 | 25.3 | Â |
8-12 | 16 | 18.2 | 12 | 36.4 | 47 | 37.9 | 75 | 30.6 | Â |
13-18 | 21 | 23.9 | 6 | 18.2 | 40 | 32.3 | 67 | 27.3 | Â |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.357 |
Male | 51 | 58.0 | 21 | 63.6 | 63 | 50.8 | 135 | 55.1 | Â |
Female | 37 | 42.0 | 12 | 36.4 | 61 | 49.2 | 110 | 44.9 | Â |
Diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.002 |
Newly diagnosed | 67 | 76.1 | 27 | 81.8 | 115 | 92.7 | 209 | 85.3 | Â |
Recurrent disease | 21 | 23.9 | 6 | 18.2 | 9 | 7.3 | 36 | 14.7 | Â |
Tumor pathology | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.050 |
Leukemia | 70 | 79.5 | 21 | 63.6 | 75 | 60.5 | 166 | 67.8 | Â |
   Malignant lymphoma | 7 | 8.0 | 4 | 12.1 | 11 | 8.9 | 22 | 9.0 |  |
   Neuroblastoma | 4 | 4.5 | 2 | 6.1 | 11 | 8.9 | 17 | 6.9 |  |
   Wilms tumor | 3 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6.5 | 11 | 4.5 |  |
   Rhabdomyosarcoma | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 3 | 9.7 | 4 | 1.6 |  |
   Hepatoblastoma | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.4 | 3 | 1.2 |  |
   Other solid tumors | 2 | 2.3 | 3 | 9.1 | 14 | 11.3 | 19 | 7.8 |  |
   Unknown | 1 | 1.1 | 2 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.2 |  |
Relationship to patient | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.257 |
   Mother | 80 | 90.9 | 32 | 97.0 | 118 | 95.2 | 230 | 93.9 |  |
   Father | 3 | 3.4 | 1 | 3.0 | 5 | 4.0 | 9 | 3.7 |  |
   Other guardian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
   Unknown | 5 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 6 | 2.4 |  |
Age of guardian | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.030 |
   21-28 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.2 | 5 | 2.0 |  |
   29-34 | 17 | 19.3 | 7 | 21.2 | 16 | 12.9 | 40 | 16.3 |  |
   35-39 | 32 | 36.4 | 12 | 36.4 | 28 | 22.6 | 72 | 29.4 |  |
   40-60 | 33 | 37.5 | 13 | 39.4 | 74 | 59.7 | 120 | 49.0 |  |
   Unknown | 5 | 5.7 | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 1.6 | 8 | 3.3 |  |
Guardian's academic background | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.065 |
   Junior high school | 3 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 4 | 1.6 |  |
   High school | 32 | 36.4 | 14 | 42.4 | 41 | 33.1 | 87 | 35.5 |  |
   Vocational school | 13 | 14.8 | 2 | 6.1 | 29 | 23.4 | 44 | 18.0 |  |
   Junior college | 20 | 22.7 | 6 | 18.2 | 22 | 17.7 | 48 | 19.6 |  |
   University | 14 | 15.9 | 10 | 30.3 | 28 | 22.6 | 52 | 21.2 |  |
   Graduate school | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 |  |
   Other | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.8 |  |
   Unknown | 5 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.6 | 7 | 2.9 |  |
Guardian's evaluation of economic level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.485 |
   Very high | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.2 | 5 | 2.0 |  |
   High | 23 | 26.1 | 13 | 39.4 | 35 | 28.2 | 71 | 29.0 |  |
   Low | 44 | 50.0 | 16 | 48.5 | 65 | 52.4 | 125 | 51.0 |  |
   Very low | 14 | 15.9 | 4 | 12.1 | 18 | 14.5 | 36 | 14.7 |  |
   Unknown | 6 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.6 | 8 | 3.3 |  |