Table 2.
Comparison of Total behavioral problems, Externalizing, and Internalizing behaviors by Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) between perinatally HIV infected (PHIV) and HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) young children.
| Variables | At enrollment | 12-month visit | pb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIV n=41 |
HEU n=80 |
pa | PHIV n=41 |
HEU n=80 |
pa | ||
| T-score, mean (SD) | |||||||
| Total problems | 59.5 (7.5) | 59.7 (9.8) | 0.94 | 58.0 (7.9) | 58.7 (10.6) | 0.71 | 0.85 |
| Externalizing | 55.6 (7.5) | 57.6 (9.8) | 0.26 | 55.4 (7.2) | 55.5 (10.1) | 0.96 | 0.44 |
| Internalizing | 61.3 (7.3) | 59.3 (9.6) | 0.25 | 59.3 (7.6) | 59.6 (9.6) | 0.88 | 0.47 |
| Clinical range (T-score ≥ 64), n (%) | |||||||
| Total problem | 8 (20%) | 24 (30%) | 0.22 | 12 (29%) | 22 (28%) | 0.87 | 0.74 |
| Externalizing | 5 (12%) | 15 (19%) | 0.36 | 4 (10%) | 14 (18%) | 0.25 | 0.28 |
| Internalizing | 13 (32%) | 31 (39%) | 0.45 | 14 (34%) | 30 (38%) | 0.68 | 0.29 |
The reference range T-score of Total, Externalizing and Internalizing score was 28-100, 28-100 and 29-100, respectively, pa for comparison of proportion of CBCL between 2 groups using chi-square test, pb using Generalized estimating equations (GEE) for logistic regression to compare abnormal CBCL overtime.