Table 1.
Participant Demographics
| Overall (N = 59) | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 26 | 44.1 |
| Male | 33 | 55.9 |
| Subgroup | ||
| Cancer patients | 19 | 32% |
| Non-cancer patients | 17 | 29% |
| Healthy siblings | 23 | 39% |
| M | SD | |
| Age (years) | 10.1 | 2.8 |
| Cancer Patients (n = 19) | n | % |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 7 | 37% |
| Male | 12 | 63% |
| Diagnosis | ||
| Acute lymphoblastic leukemia | 11 | 30.6 |
| Brain tumor | 2 | 5.6 |
| Neuroblastoma | 2 | 5.6 |
| Neurofibromatosis | 1 | 2.8 |
| Osteosarcoma | 1 | 2.8 |
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 1 | 2.8 |
| Not specified | 1 | 2.8 |
| M | SD | |
| Age (years) | 10.6 | 2.7 |
| Non-Cancer Patients (n = 17) | n | % |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 9 | 53% |
| Male | 8 | 47% |
| Diagnosis | 17 | 47.2 |
| Sickle cell | 7 | 19.4 |
| Hemophilia | 4 | 11.1 |
| Pain clinic | 1 | 2.8 |
| Asthma | 1 | 2.8 |
| Diabetes | 1 | 2.8 |
| Chiari Malformation | 1 | 2.8 |
| Other hematological disorder | 1 | 2.8 |
| Nephrotic syndrome | 1 | 2.8 |
| M | SD | |
| Age (years) | 10.7 | 2.8 |
| Healthy Siblings (n = 23) | n | % |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 10 | 56.5 |
| Male | 13 | 43.5 |
| M | SD | |
| Age (years) | 9.1 | 2.9 |