Cross-Cultural Validation of Health and Quality of Life Measures for Children in Hong Kong

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the child participants.

Characteristics		Children with SEN ()	Children with TD ()
Mean age (SD)		8.80 (1.45)	10.08 (1.61)
Age group (%)	Junior (aged 7–8 years)	13 (61.9%)	14 (29.2%)
	Senior (aged 9–12 years)	8 (38.1%)	34 (70.8%)
Gender (%)	Male	12 (42.9%)	20 (58.3%)
	Female	9 (57.1%)	28 (41.7%)
Geographical regions (%)	Hong Kong Island	0	0
	Kowloon	16 (76.2%)	9 (18.8%)
	New territories	5 (23.8%)	39 (81.3%)
Diagnostic status (%)	Suspected/pending diagnosis	8 (38.1%)
	Confirmed diagnosis	13 (61.9%)
Diagnosis (%)	ADHD	7 (33.3%)
	SpLD	5 (23.8%)
	Developmental delay	1 (4.8%)
	Others	3 (14.3%)
	Comorbidity	5 (23.8%)

Note. ADHD: attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder; SpLD: specific learning difficulty; SEN: special educational need; TD: typical development.