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Table 4 Differences in KIDSCREEN-52 dimensions according to socioeconomic status as measured by Family Affluence Scale (FAS)

From: Reliability and validity of the KIDSCREEN-52 health-related quality of life questionnaire in a Greek adolescent population

Dimension

Low FAS (A)

Middle FAS (B)

High FAS (C)

P valuea

P valueb

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

A/B b

A/C b

B/C b

Physical well-being

62.8

19.2

66.7

18.7

70.6

18.1

< 0.001

0.004

< 0.001

0.033

Psychological well-being

67.2

19.7

71.6

18.5

70.5

20.0

0.006

0.002

0.041

0.692

Moods and emotions

69.6

18.8

74.1

17.4

73.9

18.7

0.003

0.002

0.010

0.868

Self-perception

64.1

21.3

67.1

20.8

68.5

21.2

0.020

0.072

0.007

0.174

Autonomy

57.2

24.0

59.5

24.0

58.7

21.6

0.112

0.138

0.252

0.635

Parent relation and home life

66.5

21.1

72.6

19.1

72.6

19.9

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.593

Peers and social support

67.5

22.3

71.3

20.2

72.4

21.1

0.029

0.027

0.023

0.558

School environment

61.5

19.1

65.7

18.2

66.4

18.2

0.007

0.007

0.009

0.604

Social acceptance (bullying)

91.6

14.4

92.1

13.7

91.8

13.9

0.917

0.881

0.774

0.677

Financial resources

60.1

25.4

73.4

21.6

81.1

19.8

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  1. aMultivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA).
  2. bPost hoc analysis with Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons.