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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the sample

From: Health-related quality of life in Italian children and adolescents with congenital heart diseases

Patients’ age n (%)

 

2–4 y

47 (9.4)

5–7 y

78 (15.7)

8–12 y

178 (35.7)

13–18 y

195 (39.2)

Patients’ gender n (%)

 

Male

296 (59.4)

Female

202 (40.6)

CHD diagnosis n (%)

 

Ao

110 (22.3)

RV-PA conduit

52 (10.5)

TGA

62 (12.6)

ToF

74 (15)

UVH

63 (12.8)

oCHD

132 (26.8)

Surgery/medications n (%)

 

No surgery or Medication

55 (11)

Surgery

278 (55.8)

Medications

27 (5.4)

Surgery + Medications

138 (27.7)

Parental age M (SD; range)

 

Mothers

43 (6.25; 26–62)

Fathers

46 (5.84; 30–62)

  1. Ao Aortopathies; M mean; n no. of patients; oCHD Other Congenital Heart disease; RV-PA conduit Right ventricular-pulmonary artery conduit; SD standard deviation; TGA Transposition to the Great Artery; ToF Tetralogy of Fallot; UVH Univentricular heart