Table 3.

Independent influence of child age and gender on ITQOL scale scores

ITQOL scale*	Age of child (months) coefficient (P value)§	Female child coefficient (P value)§
Bodily pain	0.1 (<0.01)
General behavior		2.1 (0.05)
Getting along		1.6 (0.02)
Family cohesion	−0.2 (<0.01)

* Only significantly affected scales are presented

^§Value of coefficient reflects the change in domain score by presence of the variable corrected for the effect of the clinical condition, i.e. reported scores for bodily pain increased with 0.1 points per child’s month, reported mean scores for general behavior were 2.1 points higher in girls