Table 2.
Mean and standard deviation of the subjective health complaints score and group comparisons according to sample characteristics
| Category | Value |
Subjective health complaints score |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Pvalue | ||
| Sex |
Female |
18.38 |
6.24 |
<0.001a |
| Male |
15.86 |
5.84 |
|
|
| Age in years |
12 to 15 |
16.63 |
6.1 |
<0.001a |
| 16 to 18 |
18.88 |
6.17 |
|
|
| Where does the child live? |
Urban |
17.24 |
6.48 |
0.52b |
| Semi-urban |
17.63 |
6.13 |
|
|
| Rural |
17.18 |
6.05 |
|
|
| Family affluence scale |
Low |
18.11 |
6.41 |
0.006a |
| Medium/high |
16.95 |
6.04 |
|
|
| Highest ISCED category |
Low |
18.04 |
6.23 |
0.05b |
| Medium |
17.44 |
6.38 |
|
|
| High |
16.90 |
6.00 |
|
|
| Mother and/or father unemployed? |
No |
15.20 |
5.44 |
0.02a |
| Yes |
17.49 |
6.23 |
|
|
| Mother and/or father born in other country? |
No |
17.40 |
6.17 |
0.91a |
| Yes |
17.17 |
6.7 |
|
|
| In which country were you born? |
In country |
17.37 |
6.15 |
0.97a |
| Other country |
17.54 |
7.04 |
|
|
| Perceived quality of financial resources | −0.23c | <0.001 | ||
aStudent t test.
bAnalysis of variance (ANOVA).
cPearson’s correlation coefficient.
ISCED International Standard Classification of Education.