Table 4.

Tests of linear association of PedsQL Scores with patient age, sex, and SES

		All subjects			Subjects <19 years old			Subjects ≥19 years old
PedsQL Scale	Variable	N	Slope (SE)	P	N	Slope (SE)	P	N	Slope (SE)	P
Physical Functioning	Age at completion of PedsQL, yrs	406	−0.76 (0.26)	0.004	254	0.09 (0.66)	0.90	152	−2.00 (0.84)	0.02
	Sex, male	406	6.9 (1.8)	<0.001	254	5.1 (2.1)	0.02	152	9.2 (3.2)	0.005
	Household income	351		0.24	216		0.62	135		0.08
Emotional Functioning	Age at completion of PedsQL, yrs	406	−0.64 (0.30)	0.03	254	−0.84 (0.78)	0.28	152	−1.43 (0.91)	0.12
	Sex, male	406	6.2 (2.0)	0.002	254	5.6 (2.5)	0.03	152	6.9 (3.5)	0.048
	Household income	351		0.25	216		0.91	135		0.11
	Maternal education level	332		0.16	204		0.39	128		0.37
Social Functioning	Household income	352		0.26	216		0.47	136		0.08
School/Work Functioning	Household income	350		0.007	216		0.23	134		0.02
	Maternal education level	330		0.008	203		0.09	127		0.06
Psychosocial Health Summary	Sex, male	407	3.2 (1.7)	0.06	254	2.8 (2.1)	0.18	153	3.8 (2.9)	0.20
	Household income	352		0.04	216		0.80	136		0.006
	Maternal education level	333		0.06	204		0.24	129		0.36
Total Generic Score	Age at completion of PedsQL, yrs	408	−0.44 (0.23)	0.06	255	−0.12 (0.60)	0.84	153	−1.11 (0.74)	0.14
	Sex, male	408	4.5 (1.6)	0.005	255	3.8 (1.9)	0.053	153	5.4 (2.8)	0.06
	Household income	353		0.07	217		0.81	136		0.01
	Maternal education level	333		0.13	204		0.43	129		0.37

SES – socioeconomic status