Table 1 Children’s and parent’s sociodemographic characteristics of the German and Swedish sample
Children’s characteristics | German sample | Swedish sample | z or χ2 | U or df | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 23 | n = 40 | ||||
No. (%) or M (± SD) | No. (%) or M (± SD) | ||||
Child age (in years) | 12.77 (2.98) | 12.24 (3.46) | − .792 | 404.50 | .43 |
Child gender | |||||
Male | 13 (56.5%) | 22 (55%) | .78 | 1 | .38 |
Female | 10 (43.5%) | 18 (45%) | |||
EA severity levela | |||||
Mild/moderate | 14 (60.9%) | 18 (45%) | .02 | 1 | .90 |
Severe | 9 (39.1%) | 22 (55%) | |||
Primary anastomosis | |||||
Yes | 21 (95.7%) | 34 (85%) | 1.68 | 1 | .20 |
No | 2 (4.3%) | 6 (15%) | |||
Associated anomalies | |||||
Yes | 15 (65.2%) | 29 (72.5%) | 9.92 | 1 | .01 |
No | 8 (34.8%) | 11 (27.5%) | |||
Cardiac malformation | |||||
Yes | 7 (30.4%) | 18 (45%) | 2.68 | 1 | .10 |
No | 16 (69.6%) | 22 (55%) | |||
Anorectal malformation | |||||
Yes | 5 (21.7%) | 5 (12.5%) | 29.35 | 1 | ≤ .01 |
No | 18 (78.3%) | 35 (87.5%) | |||
Birthweight (in grams) | |||||
≤ 2,500 g | 7 (30.4%)b | 15 (37.5%)c | 1.85 | 1 | .17 |
> 2,500 g | 9 (39.1%) | 23 (57.5%) | |||
Gestational age (in weeks) | 35.65 (3.71)d | 36.44 (3.61)e | − .852 | 284.00 | .39 |
Parents’ characteristics | No. (%) or Mean (± SD) | No. (%) or Mean (± SD) | z or χ2 | U or df | p |
Parent age | 46.04 (7.11) | 43.52 (6.33)e | − 2.138 | 299.00 | .03 |
Parent gender | |||||
Male | 1 (4.3%) | 5 (12.5%)e | 40.32 | 1 | ≤ .01 |
Female | 22 (95.7%) | 34 (85%) | |||
Partnership | |||||
Single parent | 1 (4.3%)b | 9 (22.5%)e | 27.56 | 1 | ≤ .01 |
Co-habitant parent | 21 (91.3%) | 30 (75%) | |||
Employment status | |||||
Full/part time worker | 18 (78.3%)e | 36 (90%)c | 111.97 | 6 | ≤ .01 |
Parental/sick leave /unemployed | 4 (17.4%) | 2 (5%) | |||
Health status | |||||
Healthy | 18 (78.3%)e | 33 (82.5%)e | 27.56 | 1 | ≤ .01 |
Doctor diagnosis | 4 (17.4%) | 6 (15%) | |||