Research Article
Quality of Life in Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy
Table 1
Sociodemographic data of CP children’s mothers and controls.
| | | CP children’s mothers | Controls | | P |
| | Age (year) | | | | 0.254 | | BMI (kg/m²) | | | | 0.135 | | Level of income (dollar/month) | | | | 0.165 | | Number of living children | | | | 0.229 | | BDI scores | | | | <0.001 | | Type of family | | | | | | Core family (%) | 105 (76.6%) | 99 (70.7%) | 1.254 | 0.263 | | Combined family (%) | 32 (23.4%) | 41 (29.3%) | | Educational status | | | 1.946 | 0.584 | | Illiterate | 34 (24.8%) | 35 (25%) | | Primary (8 years) | 79 (57.7%) | 73 (52.1%) | | High school (11 years) | 11 (8%) | 18 (12.9%) | | College (12 years and over) | 13 (9.5%) | 14 (10%) |
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BMI: body mass index. BDI: Beck Depression Inventory.
SF-36: 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey.
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