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Table 4 Intensity of behavioural, eating and sleep problems before and during lockdown (quantitative variables)

From: The impact of lockdown on young people with genetic neurodevelopmental disabilities: a study with the international participatory database GenIDA

 

Intensity of behavioural problems before lockdown *

Intensity of behavioural problems during lockdown *

Cohen’s d

Rank-Biserial Correlation

95% confidence interval

p-value

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Lower

Upper

Category of behavioural problems

 Aggressivity

1.82 (0.79)

2.17 (0.92)

 

-0.82

-0.92

-0.63

 < 0.001 **, a

 Self-aggressivity

1.81 (0.86)

1.94 (0.94)

 

-0.65

-0.87

-0.22

0.008 **, a

 Obsessions

2.44 (0.99)

2.56 (1.12)

 

-0.27

-0.59

0.12

0.131 a

 Phobias

1.75 (0.84)

1.65 (0.91)

 

0.23

-0.24

0.61

0.330 a

 Problems related to a former diagnosis of schizophrenia

1.07 (0.30)

1.01 (0.18)

 

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.149 a

 Impulsivity

2.85 (0.94)

3.01 (0.97)

 

-0.33

-0.64

0.07

0.079 a

 Hyperactivity

2.25 (1.16)

2.31 (1.16)

 

-0.29

-0.69

0.25

0.263 a

 Attention Deficit

3.21 (0.84)

3.24 (0.88)

 

-0.15

-0.54

0.29

0.459 a

 Shyness

1.77 (0.80)

1.51 (0.72)

 

0.64

0.29

0.84

0.004 **, a

 Anxiousness

2.53 (0.96)

2.67 (1.07)

 

-0.27

-0.61

0.15

0.187 a

 Depressive tendencies

1.37 (0.68)

1.55 (0.93)

 

-0.57

-0.81

-0.15

0.013 **, a

 Restricted interests

2.31 (1.03)

2.67 (1.06)

 

-0.83

-0.93

-0.62

 < 0.001 **, a

 Repetitive behaviour / stereotypes

2.76 (0.93)

3.05 (0.97)

 

-0.74

-0.88

-0.49

 < 0.001 **, a

 Total score

27.53 (4.45)

28.93 (5.58)

-0.38

 

-0.63

-0.13

0.003 **, b

  1. * Comparisons were limited to affected individuals who showed behavioural problems at both periods (see main text for detailed explanation)
  2. ** Significant at p < 0.05
  3. a Wilcoxon signed rank test
  4. b Student’s t-test for paired samples