Table 1 Characteristics and prevalence of children reporting problems in health-related quality of life as measured by EQ-5D-Y among 12-year-olds in Sweden. ETICS study 2005, 2009
Characteristic | n | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Study year | ||
2005 | 6449 | (58.6) |
2009 | 4560 | (41.4) |
Municipality size | ||
> 50,000 inhabitants | 7505 | (68.2) |
10,000 to 50,000 | 2943 | (26.7) |
< 10,000 inhabitants | 561 | (5.1) |
Migration status | ||
Swedish origin | 8516 | (79.3) |
One foreign parent | 1045 | (9.7) |
Two foreign parents | 768 | (7.2) |
Foreign origin | 416 | (3.9) |
Parents’ occupation | ||
Skilled non-manual | 4802 | (46.6) |
Unskilled non-manual | 3205 | (31.1) |
Skilled manual | 1399 | (13.6) |
Unskilled manual | 793 | (7.7) |
Students | 108 | (1.1) |
Sex | ||
Boys | 5582 | (50.7) |
Girls | 5427 | (49.3) |
Parents’ education | ||
High | 5478 | (51.0) |
Medium | 4762 | (44.3) |
Low | 508 | (4.7) |
Family structure | ||
Both parents | 8198 | (76.6) |
Joint custody | 809 | (7.6) |
Mainly one parent | 1084 | (10.1) |
Parent and another adult | 618 | (5.8) |
HRQoL | ||
Mobility problems | 310 | (2.8) |
Self-care problems | 57 | (0.5) |
Problems in performing usual activities | 243 | (2.2) |
Pain | 2289 | (20.8) |
Mood problems | 1413 | (12.8) |