Table 2.

Parent psychological distress scores (Kessler-6) and family financial difficulty scores by patient characteristics

			Kessler-6 Score		Financial Difficulty
Patients’ Characteristics (n = 532)		No. (%)	Mean (SD)	P-value	M (SD)	P-value
Age	<1 month	21 (4.0)	6.4 (3.4)		1.0 (1.1)
	1–11 months	127 (23.9)	8.3 (5.2)		1.7 (1.4)
	1–9 years	194 (36.5)	8.0 (5.3)	0.109	1.6 (1.4)	0.099
	10–17 years	156 (29.3)	7.0 (4.7)		1.5 (1.3)
	18–28 years	34 (6.4)	7.7 (5.5)		1.7 (1.4)
Sex	Female	247 (46.6)	7.2 (4.7)		1.3 (1.3)
	Male	283 (53.2)	7.9 (5.5)	0.129	1.8 (1.4)	<0.001
	Prefer not to answer^a	1 (0.2)	2.0 (0.0)		2.0 (0.0)
Race	White	380 (71.6)	7.5 (4.9)		1.5 (1.3)
	Black	67 (12.6)	7.7 (5.4)		1.5 (1.4)
	Asian	25 (4.7)	7.8 (5.5)	0.995	2.0 (1.6)	0.016
	American Indian	17 (3.2)	7.9 (6.1)		2.3 (1.0)
	Other	35 (6.6)	7.5 (5.6)		1.7 (1.5)
	Prefer not to answer/missing^a	8 (1.3)	8.0 (8.4)		1.7 (1.9)
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic	445 (83.7)	8.3 (5.4)		1.5 (1.4)
	Hispanic	77 (14.5)	7.6 (5.0)	0.447	1.9 (1.4)	0.036
	Prefer not to answer/missing^a	10 (1.9)	5.0 (5.0)		1.4 (1.0)
Complex Chronic Condition	Cardiovascular	322 (60.5)	7.6 (5.1)	0.470	1.6 (1.4)	0.358
	Respiratory	215 (40.4)	7.7 (5.2)	0.978	1.7 (1.3)	0.035
	Congenital	227 (42.7)	7.8 (5.2)	0.603	1.5 (1.4)	0.834
	Neuromuscular	306 (57.5)	7.7 (5.2)	0.807	1.6 (1.4)	0.250
	Metabolic	267 (50.2)	8.1 (5.2)	0.038	1.6 (1.3)	0.236
	Malignancy	152 (28.6)	7.8 (4.9)	0.708	1.5 (1.3)	0.827
	Renal	220 (41.4)	7.8 (5.1)	0.623	1.6 (1.4)	0.089
	Gastrointestinal	376 (70.7)	7.8 (5.1)	0.292	1.6 (1.4)	0.032
	Hematologic	180 (33.8)	7.9 (5.0)	0.597	1.6 (1.3)	0.171
	Neonatal	124 (23.3)	7.9 (5.0)	0.584	1.9 (1.3)	<0.001
	Technology Dependent	459 (86.3)	7.7 (5.1)	0.404	1.6 (1.4)	<0.001
	Transplant	72 (13.5)	8.1 (5.2)	0.443	1.4 (1.3)	0.567

For statistical testing purposes, the “prefer not to answer (etc.)” cells were omitted.