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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2024 Feb 1;94(3):235–245. doi: 10.1037/ort0000712

Appendix Table 1:

Chronic Developmental or Behavioral and Physical Health Conditions in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study Analysis Sample (3,207)

Ages condition assessed # coded positive
9 years 15 years (based on latest time point condition was assessed)
Developmental or behavioral conditions
ADD/ADHD X X 507
Autism X X 60
Down syndrome X 4
Developmental delay X X 9
Seizure and epilepsy X X 52
Cerebral palsy X 5
Depression or anxiety X 343
Any developmental or behavioral condition(s) 755
Physical health conditions
Sickle cell anemia X 30
Blind (full or partial) X 28
Deaf (full or partial) X 25
Problem with limbs X X 104
Heart disease X X 87
Diabetes X X 29
High blood pressure X 17
Anemia X X 83
Usual activities limited at home, school, or work because of allergies, digestive problems, headaches, ear infections, stuttering, or breathing difficulties X 262
Any physical health condition(s) 567
Both developmental or behavioral and physical health conditions 203

Note: The conditions were assessed from reports by mothers about the types of health conditions the child had, if any. The surveys included specific response choices and those were not necessarily medical terms (e.g., “problem with limbs”). The developmental pediatrician on our team coded the response choices into conditions that are chronic (or likely to be chronic based on the information available) and those that are not, and then categorized the conditions that were chronic (or likely to be chronic) as developmental/behavioral or physical. Some of the conditions coded as behavioral/developmental are developmental disabilities with associated physical impairments (e.g., Down Syndrome and cerebral palsy). This table includes all chronic (or likely to be chronic) conditions reported by the mothers for the children in our sample.