Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Clin Pediatr. Mar 9, 2023; 12(2): 45-56
Published online Mar 9, 2023. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v12.i2.45
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of survey respondents
Parameters
Parents of IBD patients (n = 51)
Parents of JIA patients (n = 81)
Parents of HC (n = 58)
P value
Patients characteristics
Age of inclusion in the study, years, Me (25%; 75%)13.6 (2.7; 17.0)7.8 (2.0; 18.0)11.3 (3.0; 17.0)0.00006
Gender, females, n (%)24 (47)43 (54) 28 (49)0.0000001
The onset of the disease, years, Me (25%; 75%)10.9 (1.0; 17.0)4.7 (0.8; 16.0)NA0.0000001
Parental status
Gender of representative, females, n (%)49 (96.1)71 (88.2)57 (98.3)0.022
Education level, n (%) -secondary school -higher education -academic degree18 (36) 33 (64) 0 (0)11 (13.6) 66 (81.5) 3 (4.9)13 (22.4) 45 (77.6) 0 (0)0.019
Level of employment, n (%) -working -self-employed -unemployed -receiving welfare support32 (62.7) 5 (9.8) 8 (15.7) 6 (11.8)48 (59) 8 (9.9) 12 (14.8) 13 (16,3)37 (65) 11(18.5) 9 (16.5) 0 (0)> 0.050
Family status, n (%) - Married - Divorced - Widow/widower - Single parent 43 (85.2) 4 (8.6) 1 (1.2) 2 (5)66 (80.4) 9 (11.8) 3 (3.9) 3 (3.9)46 (79.3) 11 (19.0) 1 (1.7) 0 (0)0.327