Identifying the sociodemographic determinants of subjective health complaints in a cross-sectional study of Greek adolescents

Table 3 Results from multiple linear regression analyses with dependent variable the subjective health complaints score

Category	β	SE	β^a	P value
Sex
Female (reference)
Male	−2.31	0.41	−0.18	<0.001
Age
12 to 15 (reference)
16 to 18	1.89	0.44	0.14	<0.001
Where does the child live?
Urban (reference)
Semi-urban	0.18	0.50	0.01	0.72
Rural	−0.61	0.54	−0.05	0.27
Family affluence scale^b
Low (reference)
Medium/high	−0.94	0.45	−0.07	0.029
Highest ISCED category
Low (reference)
Medium	−0.33	0.53	−0.03	0.53
High	−0.55	0.57	−0.04	0.33
Mother and/or father unemployed?
No (reference)
Yes	1.75	0.94	0.06	0.06
Mother and/or father born in other country?
No (reference)
Yes	−0.47	0.91	−0.02	0.61
In which country were you born?
In country (reference)
Other country	0.26	0.97	0.01	0.79
Perceived quality of financial resources^b	−0.06	0.01	−0.22	<0.001

^aStandardized regression coefficients.
^bExamined separately in the linear regression model adjusted for all other variables.
ISCED International Standard Classification of Education.

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