Table 1.
Characteristics of the studied population of children with DS, as reported by their parents, arranged by gender (n = 325).
Table 2.
Developmental skills, measured by the MSCA in a population of eight-year-old children with DS (n = 285), compared to the normative sample (NS, n = 238); raw scale scores are reported; higher scores denote more favorable skills.
Figure 1.
Distribution of MSCA developmental age in eight-year-old children with DS, arranged by gender (n = 285).
Table 3.
Emotional and behavioral problems, measured by the CBCL, in a population of eight-year-old children with DS (n = 320): scale scores and proportion of children scoring in the clinical area of the scales, compared to the normative sample (NS, n = 661), arranged by gender; higher scores denote more problems.
Table 4.
HRQoL, measured by the TACQOL, in a population of eight-year-old children with DS (n = 325), compared to the normative sample (NS, n = 519), arranged by gender; higher scores denote better HRQoL.