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. 2024 Jan 27;42(Suppl 1):113–128. doi: 10.1007/s40273-024-01356-0

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics for all study participants (children and parent proxies)

Child [N = 85] Parent [N = 85]
Age, years
 Mean (SD) 9.13 (2) 41.7 (5.6)
 Median (IQR) 9 (7–11) 41 (37–46)
Sex
 Female 47 (56) 68 (81)
 Male 37 (44) 16 (19)
SRGH
 Excellent 20 (24) 34 (41)
 Very good 44 (53) 43 (51)
 Good 16 (19) 6 (7)
 Fair 3 (4) 1 (1)
Long-term health condition/s
 Yes 26 (31)
 No 59 (69)
Health condition
 Mental or behavioural disorder 7 (27)
 Asthma 11 (42)
 Dental caries 4 (15)
 Congenital heart disease 1 (4)
 Sleep disorders 3 (12)
Socioeconomic condition according to postcode
 Relatively advantaged quintile (SEIFA decile 7, 8, 9, 10) 52 (63)
 Relatively disadvantaged quintile (SEIFA decile 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) 31 (37)

Data are expressed as n (%) unless otherwise specified

SEIFA Socio-Economic Indexes for Australia, SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, SRGH self-rated general health