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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of participants

From: First stage psychometric testing of a new instrument for adolescents with visual impairment: the Participation and Activity Inventory for Children and Youth (PAI-CY) 13–17 years

Variable

All participants

Age, mean ± SD (range)

14.66 ± 1.49 (13–17)

Male gender, n (%)

49 (63.6)

Severity of VI, n (%)

 No VI: logMAR ≤0.3

25 (32.5)

 Mild VI: logMAR 0.31–0.52

13 (16.9)

 Moderate VI: logMAR 0.53–1.00

22 (28.6)

 Severe VI: logMAR 1.01–1.30

3 (3.9)

 Blind: logMAR ≥1.31 or visual field ≤10 degrees

11 (14.3)

 Unknown

3 (3.9)

Comorbidity, n (%)

31 (42.5)

Parent who completed the questionnaire, n (%)

 Mother

49 (67.1)

 Father

13 (17.8)

 Mother and father together

8 (11.0)

 Caretaker

3 (4.1)

Dutch nationality parent, n (%)

70 (95.9)

Education in years parent, mean ± SD (range)

11.53 ± 4.10 (0–16)

Financial situation parent, n (%)

 Usually enough money

38 (52.1)

 Just enough money

15 (20.5)

 Not enough money

8 (11.0)

 No answer

12 (16.4)

  1. SD standard deviation, VI visual impairment