Table 1.

Characteristics of children (n = 207).

	Children without Developmental Disorders (n = 167)	Children with Developmental Disorders (n = 40)	All Children (n = 207)
Age M (SD) in years	5.77 (2.47)	5.99 (2.69)	5.82 (2.59)
Boys (n = 114) M (SD)	5.31 (2.33)	6.20 (2.71)	5.54 (2.45)
Girls (n = 93) M (SD)	6.25 (2.53)	5.43 (2.67)	6.16 (2.55)
Chronic illness other than developmental disorders n (%)	31 (18.56%)	16 (40.00%)	47 (22.71%)

Note: n = sample size; M = mean value; SD = standard deviation value.