Table 3.
Prevalence of the emotional and behavioral disorders in the malignancy patients aged 5-12, by disease type (N=399)
| Disorder type |
Leukemia
|
Neuroblastoma
|
Wilms tumor
|
Lymphoma
|
Sarcoma
|
P -value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | 34 (8.5) | 29 (7.3) | 21 (5.3) | 14 (3.5) | 14 (3.5) | 0.998 |
| Oppositional Defiant Disorder | 22 (5.5) | 19 (4.8) | 16 (4.0) | 11 (2.8) | 9 (2.3) | 0.960 |
| Conduct Disorder | 30 (7.5) | 24 (6.0) | 16 (4.0) | 12 (3.0) | 10 (2.5) | 0.977 |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder | 8 (2.0) | 8 (2.0) | 6 (1.5) | 4 (1.0) | 4 (1.0) | 0.980a |
| Specific Phobia | 72 (18.1) | 57 (14.3) | 42 (10.5) | 29 (7.8) | 28 (7.0) | 1.000 |
| Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | 53 (13.3) | 42 (10.5) | 31 (7.8) | 21 (5.3) | 20 (5.0) | 0.999 |
| Posttraumatic Stress Disorder | 13 (3.3) | 12 (3.0) | 9 (2.3) | 5 (1.3) | 6 (1.5) | 0.985 |
| Motor/Vocal Tics | 23 (5.8) | 20 (5.0) | 14 (3.5) | 10 (2.5) | 8 (2.0) | 0.986 |
| Major Depressive Disorder | 96 (24.1) | 77 (19.3) | 57 (14.3) | 39 (9.8) | 38 (9.5) | 0.999 |
| Dysthymic Disorder | 34 (8.5) | 28 (7.0) | 19 (4.8) | 14 (3.5) | 14 (3.5) | 0.994 |
| Autistic/Asperger's Disorders | 15 (3.8) | 12 (3.0) | 8 (2.0) | 5 (1.3) | 5 (1.3) | 0.988 |
| Social Phobia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Separation Anxiety Disorder | 36 (9.0) | 32 (8.0) | 23 (5.8) | 15 (3.8) | 15 (3.8) | 0.986 |
| Enuresis | 56 (14.0) | 45 (11.3) | 35 (8.8) | 24 (6.0) | 22 (5.5) | 0.998 |
| Encopresis | 5 (1.3) | 4 (1.0) | 3 (0.75) | 2 (0.50) | 2 (0.50) | 1.000a |
*Chi-squared test (x2)
a Fisher's exact test