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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of children with SCD (Group I) versus healthy children (Group II)

From: Depression and quality of life in children with sickle cell disease: the effect of social support

Variable

Group I (N = 60)

Group II (N = 60)

Significance

CI (95%)

M

SD

M

SD

t

p

Age

11.93

1.72

11.77

1.96

0.35

0.7

−0.78 – 1.12

Range

(10–15)

(9–15)

   
 

N

%

N

%

χ2

p

 

Gender

    

0.31

0.5

 

Male

24

40

27

45

   

Female

36

60

33

55

   

Nationality

    

1.22

0.2

 

Saudi

29

48.3

23

38.3

   

Non-Saudi

31

51.7

37

61.7

Education

    

0.27

0.6

 

Elementary schoo

34

56.6

39

65

   

Intermediate school

26

43.4

21

35

   

Academic performance

    

4.36

0.03*

 

Good

44

73.3

53

88.3

   

Poor

16

26.7

7

11.7

   

Family income per month

    

3.3

0.1

 

<SR.3000

9

15

7

11.6

   

SR.3000-5000

29

48.3

21

35

   

>SR.5000

22

36.7

32

53.4

   
  1. *P < 0.05 significant. SCD: Sickle cell disease.