Table 4.

Mann–Whitney U tests for independent variables of the study with respect to gender for the subgroup of participants with DS (men n = 24; women n = 15) concerning self-perception and perception of informants (n = 39).

		DS Participants								Informants
Dependent Variable	Gender (DS)	Mean	SD	Min	Max	Average Range	UMW	Z	p	Mean	SD	Min	Max	Average Range	UMW	Z	p
SI	M	5.58	1.586	4	8	21.85	135.50	−1.350	0.177	4.83	1.239	3	7	23.23	102.50	−2.488	0.013
	F	4.73	0.704	4	6	17.03				3.93	0.961	3	6	14.83
AU	M	5.71	1.517	3	8	22.69	115.50	−1.899	0.058	4.13	0.900	3	5	22.50	120.00	−1.841	0.066
	F	4.73	1.387	3	8	15.70				3.60	0.632	3	5	16.00
EW	M	5.00	1.142	4	7	23.06	106.50	−2.294	0.022	5.08	1.412	3	7	23.21	103.00	−2.289	0.022
	F	4.13	0.834	3	6	15.10				4.07	0.884	3	6	14.87
PW	M	9.08	0.717	8	10	21.98	132.50	−1.463	0.143	8.88	0.947	8	10	23.25	102.00	−2.446	0.014
	F	8.53	1.125	7	10	16.83				8.00	0.845	6	9	14.80
MW	M	6.96	1.197	5	9	23.15	104.50	−2.294	0.022	6.43	1.273	4	8	24.98	46.50	−3.875	<0.001
	F	6.07	1.033	5	8	14.97				4.73	0.704	4	6	11.10
R	M	4.79	1.817	3	8	20.50	168.00	−0.357	0.721	4.88	1.676	3	8	20.42	170.00	−.304	0.761
	F	4.27	0.961	3	6	19.20				4.40	0.986	3	7	19.33
IR	M	5.46	1.285	4	7	20.77	161.50	−0.567	0.571	5.21	1.141	4	7	21.60	141.50	−1.184	0.236
	F	5.20	1.207	4	7	18.77				4.73	0.799	4	7	17.43
PD	M	5.42	1.248	4	7	23.06	106.50	−2.203	0.028	4.46	0.658	3	5	21.60	141.50	−1.229	0.219
	F	4.47	0.915	3	6	15.10				4.20	0.676	3	5	17.43
QLI	M	72.71	8.800	63	86	21.75	138.00	−1.238	0.216	68.96	7.369	62	80	23.44	97.50	−2.841	0.004
	F	67.53	3.701	63	73	17.20				63.00	0.000	63	63	14.50

NOTE: M: Male; F: Female; DS: People with Down syndrome; SI: Social inclusion; AU: Auto-determination; EW Emotional well-being; PW: Physical well-being; MW: Material well-being; R: Rights; IR: Interpersonal relationship; PD: Personal development; QLI: Quality life index.