Table 4.

Responses to individual questions in the vulnerable baby scale

	SCH carrier group		CF carrier group		Clinic comparison group
Individual items	median	p vs. CF carrier	median	p vs. Clinic comp.	median	p vs. SCH carrier
1. Check while asleep	4	< 0.0001	3	NS	3	< 0.0001
2. Leave out of earshot	5	NS	5	< 0.0001	1	< 0.0001
3. Friend with a cold	3	< 0.0001	3	NS	3	< 0.0001
4. Stomach pains	1	< 0.0001	2	0.0002	4	< 0.0001
5. Concern not healthy	1	NS	1	< 0.0001	5	< 0.0001
6. Worse than others	2	< 0.006	2	< 0.0001	4	< 0.0001
7. Worry will become ill	2	NS	2	< 0.0001	4	< 0.0001
8. Think about SIDS	2	NS	2	< 0.0001	4	< 0.0001
9. Contact babysitter	5	< 0.0001	5	< 0.0001	1	< 0.0001
10. Contact doctor/nurse	1	< 0.03	1	< 0.0001	2	< 0.0001