Table 1 Sociodemographic and HRQoL characteristics of the study sample.
Baseline (2003) | Follow-up (2006) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys N = 204 | Girls N = 219 | Boys N = 204 | Girls N = 219 | ||||
Mean [%] (SD) | Mean [%](SD) | P-value * | Mean [%] (SD) | Mean [%] (SD) | P-value | ||
Sociodemographics | Age | 12.1 (2.82) | 12.7 (2.86) | 0.46 | 15.1 (2.82) | 15.7 (2.86) | 0.41 |
Pubertal Development** | NA | NA | 15.3 (5.33) | 18 (4.48) | <0.001 | ||
Parental level of education | |||||||
Low | [50.5%] (50) | [48.6%] (50) | 0.93 | [39.1%] (18.8) | [40.0%] (49) | 0.98 | |
Medium | [25.5%] (43.6) | [20.7%] (40.6) | [34.4%] (47.5) | [28.3%] (45) | |||
High | [24%] (42.7) | [30.7%] (46.1) | [26.5%] (44.1) | [31.7%] (46.5) | |||
Socioeconomic level | |||||||
Low | [21.5%] (41.1) | [16.8%] (37.4) | [13.7%] (34.4) | [16.1%] (36.8) | 0.98 | ||
Medium | [47.5%] (49.9) | [52.3%] (49.9) | 0.93 | [54.8%] (49.8) | [52.1%] (50) | ||
High | [31%] (46.2) | [30.8%] (46.2) | [31.5%] (46.4) | [31.8%] (46.6) | |||
Health Related Quality of Life (KIDSCREEN) | Overall score (KS-10) | 54.5 (10.7) | 52.9 (11.9) | 0.93 | 50.5 (8.58) | 49.4 (9.42) | 0.89 |
Physical Well-being | 54.2 (10.3) | 50.4 (11.5) | 0.005 | 50.7 (9.39) | 46.6 (10.3) | < 0.001 | |
Psychological Well-being | 54.8 (10.3) | 52 (11.2) | 0.07 | 51.5 (9.02) | 49.9 (9.76) | 0.41 | |
School Environment | 53 (10.7) | 53.5 (10.7) | 0.93 | 50.1 (10.1) | 51.8 (8.97) | 0.41 | |
Parent Relation & Home Life | 53.2 (9.03) | 53.1 (10.7) | 0.93 | 51.5 (8.80) | 51.5 (9.16) | 0.98 | |
Social support and Peers | 53.5 (8.90) | 53.9 (9.17) | 0.93 | 49.3 (8.27) | 52.1 (9.06) | 0.06 | |