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Table 2 Factors associated with abnormal SDQ subscales

From: Psychological and behavioral complications in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Sohag

Variables

Number

N = 564

Difficulty index subscale

  

Emotional n = 352 (%)

Conduct n = 378 (%)

Hyperactivity n = 359 (%)

Peer n = 464 (%)

Age in years

     

 4 < 6

40(7.1)

11 (26.7)

12 (30.0)

16 (40.0)

30 (76.7)

 6 < 12

219(38.8)

141 (64.6)

144 (65.9)

136 (62.2)

190 (87.2)

 ≥ 12

305(54.0)

200 (65.5)

222 (72.9)

207 (67.7)

244 (79.5)

 P value

 

0.000

0.000

0.01

0.10

Sex of the child

     

 Male

267(47.3)

182 (68.0)

166 (62.0)

155 (58.0)

216 (81.0)

 Female

297(52.7)

170(57.4)

213 (71.7)

204 (68.6)

248 (83.4)

 P value

 

0.03

0.03

0.02

0.52

Birth order

     

 First

100(17.7)

67(66.7)

76 (76.0)

73 (73.3)

82 (82.7)

 Second

144(25.5)

89(62.0)

89(62.0)

92(63.9)

123(85.2)

 Third

320(56.7)

196 (61.2)

213 (66.7)

194 (60.4)

259 (80.8)

 P value

 

0.697

0.138

0.127

0.614

Education of child's mother

     

 Illiterate

221(39.2)

124 (56.0)

137(62.0)

13 (59.0)

167 (75.9)

 < 12 years

109(19.3)

85 (78.0)

85 (78.0)

80(73.2)

90(82.9)

 ≥ 12 years

234(41.4)

143 (61.1)

157 (66.9)

149 (63.4)

207 (88.0)

P value

 

0.003

0.041

0.093

0.014

Education of child's father

     

 Illiterate

142(25.1)

76 (53.8)

90 (63.2)

90 (63.2)

100 (70.8)

 < 12 years

111(19.6)

74(66.3)

83(74.7)

72(65.1)

90(81.9)

 ≥ 12 years

312(55.3)

203 (65.0)

207 (66.2)

197 (63.2)

274 (87.6)

 P value

 

0.103

0.226

0.953

0.001

Family history of diabetes

 Yes

74(13.2)

37 (50.0)

53(71.4)

48(64.3)

64(87.5)

 No

490(86.8)

315 (64.3)

326 (66.5)

311 (63.5)

400 (81.5)

 P value

 

0.040

0.463

0.908

0.271

Duration of diabetes in years

< 1 year

72(12.8)

25(35.2)

43(59.3)

43(59.3)

59(83.3)

 1 to < 3 years

143(25.3)

91(63.6)

88(61.2)

87(60.7)

101(71.0)

 3 to < 5 years

188(33.3)

128(68.1)

155(82.4)

117 (62.4)

160 (85.1)

 ≥ 5 years

161(28.6)

108(66.9)

120(74.6)

112(69.4)

144 (88.4)

 P value

 

0.000

0.367

0.445

0.004

Glycemic control

     

 Controlled

209(37.1)

145 (69.4)

157 (75.2)

144 (68.8)

167 (80.3)

 Uncontrolled

355(62.9)

207 (58.3)

221 (62.4)

215 (60.5)

297 (83.5)

 P value

 

0.022

0.007

0.088

0.405

  1. P value < 0.05 is considered statistically significant. P value < 0.001 is considered highly significant