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Table 3 Prevalence of CBCL- and YSR-defined cases and symptoms at the CBCL and YSR scales by age group and proximity to disaster

From: Prevalence of psychiatric symptoms in children and adolescents one year after the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake

 

CBCL 3–5 ys

CBCL 6–10 ys

CBCL 11–14 ys

YSR 11–14 ys

 

Earthquake epicentre

Remainder earthquake zone

Unaffected areas

Total

p

Earthquake epicentre

Remainder earthquake zone

Unaffected areas

Total

p

Earthquake epicentre

Remainder earthquake zone

Unaffected Areas

Total

p

Earthquake epicentre

Remainder earthquake zone

Unaffected areas

Total

p

Valid Number

47

58

440

545

 

70

97

574

741

 

37

52

323

412

 

38

46

342

426

 

Cases

8.5

10.3

11.1

10.8

0.853

22.9

13.4

15.5

15.9

0.218

8.1

15.4

14.9

14.3

0.525

7.9

0.0

4.7

4.5

0.198

Problems

                    

Total

2.1

10.3

6.1

6.2

0.219

10.0

8.3

7.1

7.6

0.669

5.4

9.6

7.4

7.5

0.752

7.9

0.0

2.9

3.1

0.106

Internalizing

6.4

6.9

9.8

9.2

0.610

21.4

11.3

12.9

13.5

0.114

8.1

13.5

12.1

11.9

0.727

7.9

0.0

3.2

3.3

0.128

Externalizing

2.1

5.2

2.7

2.9

0.551

8.6

6.2

5.1

5.5

0.456

5.4

3.9

4.0

4.1

0.918

0.0

0.0

1.8

1.4

0.474

Affective

0.0

0.0

3.2

2.6

0.180

10.0

5.2

3.8

4.6

0.064

2.7

1.9

2.5

2.4

0.965

0.0

0.0

0.9

0.7

0.690

Anxiety

6.4

1.7

7.3

6.6

0.278

15.7

6.2

6.3

7.2

0.014

8.1

7.7

6.8

7.0

0.940

2.6

0.0

1.2

1.2

0.537

PTS

-

-

-

-

-

10.0

4.1

2.8

3.6

0.009

5.4

3.9

1.2

1.9

0.125

2.6

0.0

0.9

0.9

0.445

Somatic

-

-

-

-

-

2.9

0.0

1.9

1.8

0.314

10.8

1.9

4.3

4.6

0.126

2.6

0.0

2.3

2.1

0.569

ADH

4.3

3.5

2.1

2.4

0.547

4.3

1.0

2.6

2.6

0.417

0.0

3.9

1.9

1.9

0.420

2.6

2.2

1.5

1.6

0.827

Oppositional defiant

0.0

1.7

0.5

0.6

0.408

2.9

1.0

0.9

1.1

0.316

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

-

2.6

0.0

1.5

1.4

0.585

Conduct

-

-

-

-

-

0.0

1.0

0.5

0.5

0.664

2.7

0.0

1.2

1.2

0.516

0.0

0.0

0.9

0.7

0.690

Pervasive development

0.0

1.7

1.6

1.5

0.680

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  1. Note: Valid numbers are expressed as quantities, all other data are expressed in percentages.
  2. Differences among the subsamples from different areas are calculated by χ2 test.
  3. ADH, attention deficit and hyperactivity; CBCL, Child Behavior Checklist; PTS, post-traumatic stress; YSR, Youth Self Report.
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