Table I.
Descriptive Demographic and Medical Information for Sample (N = 92)
| Child characteristics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | N | % | |||
| Child age, M, SD | 11.3 | (2.45) | |||
| Child IQ, M, SD | 88.8 | 19.6 | |||
| Hollingshead SES, M, SD | 41.2 | 15.4 | |||
| Child sex | |||||
| Female | 47 | 51.1 | |||
| Male | 45 | 48.9 | |||
| Child type of SB | |||||
| Myelomeningocele | 82 | 89.1 | |||
| Other | 10 | 10.9 | |||
| Child lesion level | |||||
| Sacral | 25 | 27.2 | |||
| Lumbar | 46 | 50.0 | |||
| Thoracic | 18 | 19.6 | |||
| Not sure or missing | 3 | 3.3 | |||
| Shunt present | |||||
| Yes | 71 | 77.2 | |||
| No | 21 | 22.8 | |||
| Child race | |||||
| White | 62 | 67.4 | |||
| African American | 5 | 5.4 | |||
| Hispanic/Latino/a | 21 | 22.8 | |||
| Bi-racial | 4 | 4.4 | |||
| Parent characteristics | |||||
| Variables | Mothers |
Fathers | |||
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Age, M, SD | 39.76 | 5.80 | 42.49 | 6.84 | |
| Years in marriage, M, SD | 15.73 | 6.75 | 16.07 | 6.37 | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married to child’s parent | 82 | 89.1 | 85 | 92.4 | |
| Separated from child’s father | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Divorced from child’s biological parent | 8 | 8.7 | 3 | 3.3 | |
| Never married and living with s/o | 1 | 1.1 | 4 | 4.4 | |
| Parent race | |||||
| White | 65 | 70.7 | 65 | 70.7 | |
| African American | 5 | 5.4 | 5 | 5.4 | |
| Hispanic/Latino/a | 20 | 21.7 | 22 | 23.9 | |
| Asian | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Missing | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | |
Note. M = mean; SD = standard deviation; SB = spina bifida; s/o = significant other.