Clinical characteristics of children with suspected CAN
| Children with suspicion of CAN (n=99) | Children without suspicion of CAN (n=282) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Child characteristics | ||||
| Age in years, median (IQR) | 7 (6–9) | 5 (5–8) | 1.1 (1.0 to 1.3) | 0.02 |
| Girls, n (%) | 50 (50.0) | 141 (50.0) | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.6) | 0.93 |
| Faecal incontinence, n (%))† | 38/53 (71.6) | 130/175 (74.3) | 0.9 (0.4 to 1.8) | 0.67 |
| Behavioural problems, n (%) | 7 (7.1) | 10 (3.5) | 2.5 (0.9 to 6.8) | 0.16 |
| Parental characteristics | ||||
| Parent(s) Dutch origin, n (%) | 14 (15.4) | 42 (15.7) | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.9) | 0.95 |
| Parent(s) low education*, n (%) | 52 (54.2) | 145 (52.5) | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.7) | 0.78 |
| Parent(s) history abuse, n (%) | 13 (14.9) | 24 (9.3) | 1.7 (0.8 to 3.5) | 0.14 |
| Parent(s) history domestic violence, n (%) | 14 (15.6) | 13 (5.1) | 3.4 (1.6 to 7.7) | 0.002 |
| Parent(s) daily alcohol consumption, n (%) | 19 (30.6) | 22 (12.2) | 3.2 (1.6 to 6.4) | 0.001 |
| Parent(s) drug abuse, n (%) | 8 (8.8) | 7 (2.7) | 3.6 (1.3 to 10.2) | 0.03 |
| Parent(s) mental health problems, n (%) | 32 (34.0) | 71 (27.2) | 1.4 (0.8 to 2.3) | 0.21 |
*<college or university degree.
†only in children with FC
-, not applicable; CAN, child abuse and neglect.