School absence the past year | Long-gap esophageal atresia | Gross type C esophageal atresia, primary anastomosis | p values |
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School-absence | n, % | n, % | |
High frequency of school absencea, b | 9 (36.0) | 26 (28.9) | 0.63 |
Several times every month | 7 (28.0) | 17 (18.9) | |
At least once a month | 2 (8.0) | 9 (10.0) | |
3–5 times half a year | 5 (20.0) | 20 (22.2) | |
3–5 times every year | 7 (28.0) | 31 (34.4) | |
About once every year | 4 (16.0) | 4 (4.4) | |
No school absence | 0 | 9 (10.0) |
Reasons for school absence c, d | n, % | n, % | |
---|---|---|---|
Colds/Airway infections | 21 (87.5) | 56 (65.1) | 0.045 |
Repeated respiratory problems | 6 (25.0) | 21 (24.4) | 1.0 |
Health care consumption | 8 (33.3) | 20 (23.3) | 0.43 |
General sicknesse | 11 (45.8) | 48 (55.8) | 0.49 |
GI-specific problemsf | 8 (33.3) | 7 (8.1) | 0.003 |
Sleep disturbance/Tiredness | 3 (12.5) | 7 (8.1) | 0.44 |
Other reasonsg | 2 (8.3) | 9 (10.5) | 1.0 |