Table I.
Demographic Characteristics of the Children and Parents in the Cancer and Control Proups
| Cancer | Control | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | F(1,120) | |
| Child | |||
| Age at assessment (months) | 22.23 (10.91) | 22.13 (10.89) | .003 |
| Gender (% female) | 52.5 | 52.5 | |
| Diagnosis (%) | |||
| ALL | 55.74 | – | – |
| AML | 9.84 | – | – |
| Neuroblastoma | 19.67 | – | – |
| Hepatoblastoma | 4.92 | – | – |
| Retinoblastoma | 4.92 | – | – |
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 3.28 | – | – |
| Yolk sac tumor | 1.64 | – | – |
| Parent | |||
| Age at assessment (years) | 33.97 (5.40) | 33.16 (3.35) | .97 |
| Education (school years) | 13.38 (3.72) | 15.43 (2.81) | 11.79*** |
| State anxiety | 46.16 (12.83) | 33.57 (7.03) | 45.17*** |
| Trait anxiety | 38.56 (9.60) | 32.00 (8.59) | 15.80*** |
Note. n = 61 for both the cancer and control groups. Descriptive statistics are presented in variables’ original metrics. –, not applicable; ALL = acute lymphoblastic leukemia; AML = acute myeloid leukemia.
***p < .001.