Table 3.
VELO Validation – Medical Construct Validity
| Parent Age 3–7 |
Parent Age 8+ |
Youth Age 8+ |
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| + | − | + | − | + | − | |||||
| VELO Measure | Associated with | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p-value | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p-value | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p-value |
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| VELO Total | Syndrome | 56(13) | 55(14) | 0.87 | 48(23) | 63(23) | 0.14 | 54(21) | 72(16) | 0.04 |
| N | 19 | 41 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||
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| VELO Total | Cleft Palate | 56(13) | 55(14) | 0.76 | 62(21) | 46(15) | 0.10 | 68(19) | 57(21) | 0.27 |
| N | 26 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 7 | ||||
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| VELO Total | Hearing Loss | 55(14) | 55(14) | 0.94 | 57(18) | 56(22) | 0.89 | 59(12) | 66(23) | 0.41 |
| N | 13 | 46 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 14 | ||||
+ = with medical condition, − = without medical condition.