Table 4. Comparison of children with a suspicion of harassment considered high with children with a suspicion of harassment considered low, according to the average score on the PPC-17 scale

Category	Children with strong suspicion of bullying,^an = 86	Children with low suspicion of bullying, n = 162	P value
Total PPC-17 score, avg (SD)	18.1 (8.4)	6.6 (5.4)	<0.001^b
Gender, n (%)			0.412
Girl	49 (57.0)	82 (50.6)
Boy	37 (43.0)	80 (49.4)
Age, years, avg (SD)	11.7 (2.9)	12.8 (3.0)	0.003^b

^aAnswered ‘often’ to at least one question on the PPC-17 scale. ^bSignificant result. avg = average. PPC-17 = persécution par les camarades; persecution by colleagues. SD = standard deviation.