Table 2 Prevalence of emotional/behavioral problems in children after liver transplantation and the control group
Cut-off | Post-surgery group | Control group | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M (SD) | Prevalence | M (SD) | Prevalence | ||||
SDQ | |||||||
Total score | 13 | 13.57 (5.29) | 46.02 | 11.90 (5.12) | 32.20 | < 0.0001 | |
Hyperactivity | 5 | 5.32 (2.28) | 45.61 | 4.48 (2.12) | 30.08 | < 0.0001 | |
Peer problems | 2 | 2.93 (1.68) | 58.03 | 3.04 (1.52) | 61.37 | 0.129 | |
Conduct | 2 | 2.58 (1.57) | 46.15 | 2.14 (1.55) | 31.55 | < 0.0001 | |
Emotional problems | 3 | 2.75 (2.11) | 32.52 | 2.24 (1.96) | 22.08 | < 0.0001 | |
Prosocial behavior | 5 | 6.81 (2.27) | 29.42 | 6.76 (2.02) | 29.97 | 0.806 | |