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Table 3 Comparison between patients with negative and positive results for the total internalizing subscale of PSC as regards variable risk factors

From: Psychosocial assessment and quality of life assessment in children with congenital heart in a developing country

Risk factors

Internalizing subscale results

Test of significance

(p value)

Negative

(n = 195)

Positive

(n = 29)

Age at study (months)

 Mean ± SD

100.73 ± 44.82

91.07 ± 31.33

Z(MW) = 0.628

 Median (IQR)

86 (66–116)

80 (65–102)

p = 0.530

Gender

 Male

107 (47.8%)

15 (6.69%)

X2(Y)(df = 1) = 0.014

 Female

88 (39. 28%)

14 (6.25%)

p(Y) = 0.906

Cardiac operation

 Not operated

93 (41.52%)

10 (4.46%)

 

 Palliative surgery

10 (4.46%)

12 (5.36%)

X2(df = 3) = 37.815

 Corrective surgery

91 (40.62%)

7 (3.125%)

p(MC) = 0.000*

 complications

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.45%)

 

Heart failure

 Negative

164 (73.2%)

16 (7.14%)

X2(Y)(df = 1) = 11.616

 Controlled

31 (13.84%)

13 (5.8%)

p(Y) = 0.001*

Cyanosis

 Negative

184 (82.1%)

7 (3.125%)

X2(Y)(df = 1) = 93.587

 Positive

11 (4.91%)

22 (9.82%)

p(Y) = 0.000*

  1. SD Standard deviation IQR Interquartile range MW Mann-Whitney U test Y Yate (continuity) correction MC Monte Carlo test *: Statistically significant (p < 0.05)