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Table 4 Sociodemographic characteristics of the 446 patients and differences between girls and boys

From: A Sociodemographic variables questionnaire (Q-SV) for research on family caregivers of children with chronic disease

Variable

Girls

Boys

Total

Test statistic

p-value

Sex

214 (48%)

232 (52%)

446 (100%)

χ2 = 0.73

0.394

Age (years)

6.04 ± 5.20

5.86 ± 4.96

5.95 ± 5.07

t = 0.38

0.702

  1. n (%) = absolute frequency and percentage, M ± SD = arithmetic mean and standard deviation. Test statistic: χ2 = statistic value for Pearson’s Chi-squared test, t = statistic value for Student’s t-test, and p-value = probability value for a two-tailed test
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BMC Psychology

ISSN: 2050-7283

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