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Table 3 The median levels of Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and Parental Acceptance-Rejection/Control Questionnaire scores among groups

From: Comorbidity of behavioral problems and parental acceptance-rejection in children diagnosed with chest discomfort, palpitations, vasovagal syncope, and underlying heart disease: a multiple case-control study

 

Control

(n = 57)

Palpitation

(n = 73)

Chest Pain

(n = 70)

Vasovagal Syncope

(n = 55)

Underlying heart conditions

(n = 61)

p

Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

      

Conduct problems

2 (1–4)

3 (1–4)

2 (1–4)

3 (1–5)

2 (1–4)

0.210

Hyperactivity problems

3 (2–5)a

4 (3–6)b

4 (2–6)b

4 (3–6)b

4 (3–6)b

0.031

Emotional problems

2 (1–4)a

4 (2–6)b

3 (2–6)b

4 (2–5)b

3 (2–6)b

0.001

Peer-problems

3 (2–4)

3 (2–4)

3 (2–4)

3 (2–5)

3 (2–4)

0.470

Internalizing problems

5 (2–7)a

7 (5–9)b

7 (4–9)

7 (4–10)b

6 (4–10)

0.012

Externalizing problems

4 (3–9)

7 (5–9)

7 (4–9)

7 (4–11)

7 (4–10)

0.067

 Total score

10 (6–15)a

15 (9–18)b

13 (9–17)

13 (9–21)b

12 (9–19)

0.005

Prosocial score

10 (8–10)a

9 (8–10)

9 (7–10)

8 (7–10)b

8 (7–10)b

0.007

Parental Acceptance-Rejection/Control Questionnaire

      

Warmth/Affection

26 (23–28)

27 (23–32)

27 (24–32)

28 (23–33)

27 (23–33)

0.576

Hostility/Aggression

19 (17–25)

22 (18–27)

24 (18–28)

22 (18–28)

20 (18–24)

0.068

Indifference/Neglect

19 (16–24)

21 (17–24)

20 (17–25)

21 (18–27)

19 (16–23)

0.200

Undifferentiated Rejection

12 (10–15)a

14 (12–16)

14 (12–18)b

13 (12–17)

13 (11–14)

0.003

 Total

76 (69–93)

83 (73–95)

85 (73–100)

85 (76–97)

80 (71–92)

0.064

Control subscale scores

40 (36–44)

41 (38–43)

42 (40–45)

40 (35–44)

41 (38–44)

0.064

Strictness control, %

52.6a

67.1ab

78.6b

54.5a

62.3a

0.016

  1. Values median (25–75 percentile) or %
  2. Kruskal Wallis test; abDifferent letter in the same row showed significant differences between values (p < 0.05)