Background
Methods
Study population
Measurements
Socioeconomic status (SES)
Quality of life
Statistical analysis
Results
Age-group | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
11–13 years old | 14–16 years old | |||
(n = 377) | (n = 364) | |||
mean | (SD) | mean | (SD) | |
HRQoL (total)
| 4.34 | (0.37) | 4.01 | (0.42) |
n
| (%) |
n
| (%) | |
Gender
| ||||
Boys | 188 | (49.9) | 190 | (52.8) |
Girls | 189 | (50.1) | 174 | (47.8) |
Parents occupation status
| ||||
Fathers occupation status
| ||||
Non-manual workers (white collar) | 101 | (50.2) | 117 | (51.3) |
Manual workers (blue collar) | 91 | (45.3) | 103 | (45.2) |
Unemployed | 9 | (4.5) | 8 | (3.5) |
Mothers occupation status
| ||||
Non-manual workers (white collar) | 140 | (65.7) | 159 | (63.6) |
Manual workers (blue collar) | 58 | (27.2) | 75 | (30.0) |
Unemployed | 15 | (7.0) | 16 | (6.4) |
Fas-score
| ||||
High (8–9 items) | 111 | (29.2) | 95 | (26.1) |
Medium (6–7 items) | 160 | (42.4) | 191 | (52.5) |
Low (0–5 items) | 106 | (28.1) | 78 | (21.4) |
Percieved SES
| ||||
High | 134 | (36.7) | 85 | (24.5) |
Medium | 187 | (51.2) | 209 | (60.1) |
Low | 44 | (12.1) | 54 | (15.5) |
Fathers occupation status | Mothers occupation status | FAS-score | Percieved SES | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respondent | Non-respondent |
p* | Respondent | Non-respondent |
p* | Respondent | Non-respondent |
p* | Respondent | Non-respondent |
p* | |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) | |||||
Total
| 432 (58.3) | 309 (41.7) | 463 (62.5) | 278 (37.5) | 741 (100) | 713 (96.2) | 28 (3.8) | |||||
Age-group
| ||||||||||||
11–13 years | 201 (53.3) | 176 (46.7) | 0.012 | 210 (55.7) | 167 (44.3) | 0.001 | 377 (100) | - | - | 365 (96.8) | 12 (3.2) | 0.387 |
14–16 years | 224 (61.5) | 140 (38.5) | 252 (69.2) | 112 (30.8) | 364 (100) | - | - | 348 (95.6) | 16 (4.4) | |||
Gender
| ||||||||||||
Boys | 204 (53.7) | 174 (46.3) | 0.015 | 217 (57.4) | 161 (42.6) | 0.004 | 378 (100) | - | - | 363 (96.0) | 15 (4.0) | 0.782 |
Girls | 228 (62.8) | 135 (37.2) | 246 (67.8) | 117 (32.2) | 363 (100) | - | - | 350 (96.4) | 13 (3.6) |
Measure | Fathers occupation status | Mothers occupation status | FAS-score | Percieved SES |
---|---|---|---|---|
14–16 years old | ||||
Fathers occupation status |
1
|
0.225
|
0.197
| 0.113 |
Mothers occupation status |
0.303
|
1
|
0.199
| 0.083 |
FAS-score |
0.184
|
0.246
|
1
|
0.292
|
Percieved SES |
0.143
| 0.063 |
0.262
|
1
|
11–13 years old |
Age-group | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
11–13 years old | 14–16 years old | |||
HRQol total score | HRQol total score | |||
mean | (SD) | mean | (SD) | |
Fathers occupation status | (n = 192) | (n = 219) | ||
Non-manual workers (white collar) | 4.33 | (0.35) | 4.05 | (0.38) |
Manual workers (blue collar) | 4.29 | (0.41) | 3.99 | (0.46) |
Unemployed | 4.47 | (0.47) | 3.90 | (0.39) |
p-value
|
0.996
|
0.171
| ||
Mothers occupation status | (n = 198) | (n = 233) | ||
Non-manual workers (white collar) | 4.33 | (0.39) | 4.03 | (0.40) |
Manual workers (blue collar) | 4.34 | (0.39) | 4.00 | (0.43) |
Unemployed | 4.24 | (0.37) | 3.91 | (0.38) |
p-value
|
0.517
|
0.246
| ||
FAS-score | (n = 377) | (n = 365) | ||
High | 4.41 | (0.34) | 4.06 | (0.39) |
Medium | 4.31 | (0.38) | 4.03 | (0.41) |
Low | 4.30 | (0.39) | 3.92 | (0.47) |
p-value
|
0.052
|
0.065
| ||
Percieved SES | (n = 365) | (n = 347) | ||
High | 4.41 | (0.36) | 4.10 | (0.42) |
Medium | 4.35 | (0.35) | 4.04 | (0.36) |
Low | 4.07 | (0.45) | 3.77 | (0.56) |
p-value
|
<0.001
|
<0.001
|