Table II.

Comparison of quality of life scores of pregnant adolescents and adults.

	Age Groups
SF-36 Scale	Adolescent (n = 147) (mean ± SEM)a	Adult (n = 156) (mean ± SEM)a	Pb
Physical functioning	56.1 ± 1.3	59.9 ± 1.3	0.004
Role–physical	44.2 ± 3.1	54.1 ± 3.0	0.008
Bodily pain	44.3 ± 0.5	44.6 ± 0.5	0.358
General health	46.8 ± 1.4	49.2 ± 1.4	0.048
Vitality	49.2 ± 1.3	53.1 ± 1.3	0.012
Social functioning	47.2 ± 1.5	50.7 ± 1.5	0.049
Role–emotional	47.4 ± 3.2	56.3 ± 3.1	0.021
Mental health	55.0 ± 1.4	57.4 ± 1.4	0.046

^aValues were adjusted according to the economic status, educational status, and total number of pregnancies.

^bThe P-values were calculated by using general linear model.