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Table 3 Emotional/behavioral problems of the patient and control groups

From: Psychosocial distress and functioning of Greek youth with cystic fibrosis: a cross-sectional study

 

YSR

  

CBCL

  
 

Controls

Cystic fibrosis

  

Controls

Cystic fibrosis

  
 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

F (df:1, 41 )

P MANOVA*

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

F (df:1, 63)

P MANOVA*

Withdrawn/Depressed

4 ± 2.3

4.3 ± 2.4

0.60

0.671

1.2 ± 1.2

2.5 ± 2.4

7.81

0.007

Anxious/Depressed

7.7 ± 4.1

6.8 ± 3.4

1.24

0.470

4 ± 3.6

5.2 ± 3.6

1.70

0.197

Somatic complaints

2.8 ± 2.2

3.4 ± 2.9

0.53

0.442

1 ± 1.3

1.6 ± 1.9

1.86

0.178

Social problems

2.6 ± 2.1

3.2 ± 1.5

2.85

0.272

2.3 ± 2.2

2.9 ± 2.1

1.21

0.276

Thought problems

2.8 ± 2.7

1.6 ± 1.8

0.01

0.100

0.2 ± 0.5

1.1 ± 1.7

6.98

0.011

Attention problems

5.9 ± 2.8

5.8 ± 2.8

0.05

0.928

3.6 ± 2.9

4.6 ± 3.6

1.48

0.228

Delinquent behavior

2.9 ± 2.4

2.7 ± 1.4

0.75

0.819

1.3 ± 1.5

2.5 ± 2

7.05

0.010

Aggressive behavior

9.6 ± 5.5

11.2 ± 6.1

0.01

0.393

5.3 ± 5.1

9.5 ± 6.9

7.50

0.008

Other problems

6.4 ± 3.6

6.3 ± 2.6

0.60

0.921

3.5 ± 3.2

6.2 ± 3.3

10.13

0.002

  1. YSR, Youth Self-Report; CBCL, Child Behavior Checklist.
  2. *sex and age were used as covariates.