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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of participants across age-groups (5–7-years and 8–10-years)

From: The validity and reliability of the interviewer-administered EQ-5D-Y-3L version in young children

 

5–7-years

8–10-years

n

%

n

%

Sex

(n = 177)

(n = 211)

Female

96

54%

98

46%

Male

81

46%

113

54%

Orthopaedic

(n = 79)

(n = 82)

Upper Limb Fracture

34

43%

31

38%

Lower Limb Fracture

24

30%

21

26%

Surgical correction of acquired or congenital orthopaedic condition#

17

22%

21

26%

Other*

4

5%

9

11%

Functional disabilities

(n = 19)

(n = 36)

Cerebral Palsy

8

42%

6

17%

Spina Bifida

3

16%

5

14%

Development Co-ordination Disorderˆ

8

42%

23

64%

Developmental Delay

0

0%

2

6%

Respiratory

(n = 35)

(n = 28)

Atopy

6

17%

12

43%

Cystic fibrosis

13

37%

5

18%

Bronchiectasis

4

11%

3

11%

Acute respiratory Illness

3

9%

0

0%

Other¥

9

26%

8

29%

General population

(n = 44)

(n = 65)

None

40

91%

54

83%

Atopy

3

7%

9

14%

Other§

1

2%

2

3%

  1. #Includes Blount’s disease, osteogenesis imperfecta, developmental dysplasia of the hip, leg length discrepancy and spinal deformity *includes osteitis, septic arthritis and a traumatic amputation. ˆincludes learning disability and Human Immunodeficiency Virus. ¥includes damage to the lungs post-acute viral infection, congenital abnormalities of the respiratory system and idiopathic pulmonary haemorrhage. §includes Osteogenesis imperfecta and a congenital cardiac defect