Explaining parent-child (dis)agreement in generic and short stature-specific health-related quality of life reports: do family and social relationships matter?

Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristic of the sample

		Children (n = 137)	Parents (n = 137)
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age (in years), M (SD)		13.30 (2.74)	43.88 (5.15)
Age group, n (%)	Children 8–12 years	59 (43.1 %)
	Adolescents 13–18 years	78 (56.9 %)
Sex, n (%)	Male	68 (49.6 %)	17 (12.4 %)
	Female	56 (40.9 %)	104 (75.9 %)
	Missing	13 (9.5 %)	16 (11.7 %)
Country, n (%)	Sweden	41 (29.9 %)
	Germany	41 (29.9 %)
	France	24 (17.5 %)
	UK	16 (11.7 %)
	Spain	15 (10.9 %)
Clinical characteristics
Diagnosis, n (%)	GHD	60 (43.8 %)
Diagnosis, n (%)	ISS	77 (56.2 %)
Treatment status, n (%)	GH treatment	73 (53.3 %)
Treatment status, n (%)	Untreated	51 (37.2 %)
	Missing	13 (9.5 %)
Height deviation, n (%)	Above –2 SD (achieved normal height)	24 (17.5 %)
	Below –2 SD (current short stature)	71 (51.8 %)
	Missing	42 (30.7 %)

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