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.