Exploration of Sensory Processing Difficulties among Children Attending Primary School in Denmark
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the children participating in the study .
Girls
Boys
Total sample
value
Sex
46.54% ()
53.22% ()
Mean age, years (SD)
7.54 (SD: 1.19)
7.49 (SD: 1.23)
7.32 (SD: 1.21)
0.393
Sports or gymnastics
0.901
No
17.48% ()
22.38% ()
20.09% ()
Once a week
45.57% ()
34.17% ()
39.49% ()
More than once a week
36.95% ()
43.45% ()
40.42% ()
Geographic area
0.519
Jutland
44.32% ()
44.43% ()
44.34% ()
Zealand
32.08% ()
30.13% ()
30.99% ()
Smaller islands
23.60% ()
25.44% ()
24.67% ()
Parental level of education
0.784
Mandatory or youth education
17.25% ()
18.14% ()
17.72% ()
Short academic
21.09% ()
21.22% ()
21.21% ()
Medium academic
38.15% ()
38.39% ()
38.23% ()
Long academic
23.50% ()
22.25% ()
22.84% ()
, six missing (mean age 7.51 years), not possible to identify sex. Difference between girls and boys calculated with one-way ANOVA. , two missing, not possible to identify sports or gymnastics. , 145 missing, not possible to identify the education level of one parent.
