Table 1

 Patients’ characteristics

Characteristic
ALL, acute lymphatic leukaemia; CF, cystic fibrosis admitted for pneumonia; JIA, juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Pairs HUI all domains complete181/145
Mean age first assessment (SD) in years7.9 (4.3)
Percentage male/female diagnosis (follow up)83 (70)/54 (75)
Diagnosis (follow up); no. of complete pairs
    ALL47 (40)
    Asthma50 (37)
    CF39 (30)
    JIA45 (38)
Mean duration follow up (weeks)
    ALL7
    Asthma14
    CF9
    JIA28