Table 3.
Participant characteristics associated with how much life was negatively affected by COVID-19.
| Variable | How much life was negatively affected by COVID-19 |
p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A lot and a fair amount (n = 73) | Just a little and not at all (n = 28) | ||
| Age | 13.9 ± 2.4 | 13.8 ± 2.4 | 0.77 |
| Gender | 0.226 | ||
| Female | 38 (52.8%) | 11 (39.3%) | |
| Male | 34 (47.2%) | 17 (60.7%) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.562 | ||
| White | 45 (61.6%) | 19 (67.9%) | |
| Non-White | 28 (38.4%) | 9 (32.1%) | |
| GMFCS | 0.87 | ||
| Level I | 23 (31.5%) | 8 (29.6%) | |
| Level II | 9 (12.3%) | 4 (14.8%) | |
| Level III | 8 (11%) | 4 (14.8%) | |
| Level VI | 23 (31.5%) | 6 (22.2%) | |
| Level V | 10 (13.7%) | 5 (18.5%) | |
| Annual household income | 0.909 | ||
| < $30,000 | 15 (20.5%) | 5 (17.9%) | |
| $30,000 | 15 (20.5%) | 5 (17.9%) | |
| $59,000 | 18 (24.7%) | 6 (21.4%) | |
| $60,000 | 15 (20.5%) | 6 (21.4%) | |
| $99,000 | 10 (13.7%) | 6 (21.4%) | |
| GLTEQ HC score | 19.3 ± 20.2 | 14.4 ± 16 | 0.253 |
| Living area | 0.835 | ||
| Big city or suburb | 21 (29.6%) | 7 (25.9%) | |
| Small city or town | 32 (45%) | 14 (51.9%) | |
| Rural | 18 (25.4%) | 6 (22.2%) | |
NOTE. GMFCS: Gross Motor Function Classification System; GLTEQ HC: Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire Health Contribution. Values are mean ± SD or n (%).
a
Indicates significance at alpha level 0.05. Comparison across groups using chi-square or Student t tests, as appropriate.