Skip to main content

Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Evaluation of the American-English Quality of Life in Short Stature Youth (QoLISSY) questionnaire in the United States

    

Age group

  

Total

4-7 years

8-12 years

13-18 years

  

Child

Parent

Parent only *

Child

Parent

Child

Parent

Gender

Male

35 (68.6%)

41 (68.3%)

6 (66.7%)

12 (54.5%)

12 (54.5%)

23 (79.3%)

23 (79.3%)

 

Female

16 (31.4%)

19 (31.7%)

3 (33.3%)

10 (45.5%)

10 (45.5%)

6 (20.6%)

6 (20.7%)

Diagnosis

ISS

26 (51.0%)

32 (53.3%)

6 (66.7%)

13 (59.1%)

13 (59.1%)

13 (42.9%)

13 (44.8%)

 

GHD

25 (49.0%)

28 (46.7%)

3 (33.3%)

9 (40.9%)

9 (40.9%)

16 (57.1%)

16 (55.2%)

Treatment

Treated

46 (90.2%)

55 (91.7%)

9 (100%)

20 (90.9%)

20 (90.9%)

26 (89.3%)

26 (89.7%)

 

Untreated

5 (9.8%)

5 (8.3%)

0 (0%)

2 (9.1%)

2 (9.1%)

3 (10.7%)

3 (10.3%)

SD height

> − 2.0

31 (60.8%)

35 (58.3%)

4 (44.4%)

13 (59.1%)

13 (59.1%)

18 (62.1%)

18 (62.1%)

 

≤ − 2.0

20 (39.2%)

25 (41.7%)

5 (55.5)

9 (40.9%)

9 (40.9%)

11 (37.9%)

11 (37.9%)

  1. *Only parents completed the questionnaire for children aged 4–7.