Table 4.
Parent rating scale (T score) of behavioral and emotional problems documented by BASC between both groups of children
| Variables | Children of mothers with autoimmune diseases1
Mean (SD) |
Children of mothers without autoimmune diseases0
Mean (SD) |
N 1/N 0 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Externalizing problems | 56.5 (12.75) | 52.45 (9.02) | 44/53 | 0.072 |
| Hyperactivity | 62.64 (14.22) | 61.83 (11.36) | 44/53 | 0.757 |
| Aggression | 51.68 (12.96) | 45.57 (7.77) | 44/53 | 0.005* |
| Conduct problems | 50.13 (12.79) | 45.81 (10.37) | 30/36 | 0.104 |
| Internalizing problems | 55.14 (11.49) | 49.85 (10.02) | 44/53 | 0.016* |
| Anxiety | 52.7 (13.82) | 48.51 (10.28) | 44/53 | 0.064 |
| Depression | 55.07 (9.7) | 50.87 (11.14) | 44/53 | 0.049* |
| Somatization | 55.34 (14.08) | 50.55 (10.01) | 44/53 | 0.053 |
| Atypicality | 68.23 (15.26) | 65.69 (14.66) | 43/52 | 0.405 |
| Withdrawal | 73.36 (11.9) | 65.21 (12.97) | 44/53 | 0.001* |
| Attention problems | 66.64 (12.98) | 65.57 (10.33) | 44/53 | 0.654 |
| Adaptive skills | 33.82 (10.91) | 34.11 (10.45) | 44/53 | 0.893 |
| Adaptability | 38.24 (11.7) | 40.83 (10.56) | 37/48 | 0.288 |
| Social skills | 39.7 (10.52) | 38.51 (12.07) | 44/53 | 0.583 |
| Leadership | 34.74 (9.2) | 35.81 (9.79) | 27/36 | 0.642 |
| Activities of daily living | 33.32 (14.15) | 32.65 (11.36) | 25/26 | 0.750 |
| Functional communication | 30.35 (11.09) | 28.42 (10.47) | 26/26 | 0.639 |
| Behavior symptoms index | 65.56 (11.46) | 60.29 (10.33) | 43/52 | 0.023* |
* Significant at 0.05 level