Table 1:

Characteristics of the sample by group*

VariableHealthy peersNewly identified needsTypical treatment
Proposed sample size2054560
Sample size1343558
Age, yr, mean ± SD13.1 ± 2.813.1 ± 2.812.2 ± 3.1
Female,§ %52.271.459.6
  • Note: ACHWM = Aaniish Naa Gegii: the Children’s Health and Well-being Measure, SD = standard deviation.

  • * There were no missing data for variables of interest.

  • The number of days between start of treatment and completing the ACHWM was available for 42 of the children in the typical treatment group, who had a median interval of 3.5 (interquartile range 0–20) days, and 37% completed the ACHWM at the start of treatment.

  • There were no significant age differences between the groups (analysis of variance adjusted R2 = 0.0069, p = 0.2).

  • § There were no significant gender differences between the groups (χ2 = 4.38, p = 0.1).