Feelings about the timing of first sexual intercourse and health-related quality of life among adolescents

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Health behavior, and socio-demographic characteristics of the 16–20 year-old subjects. HBSC, French-speaking Belgium, 2014 (n = 1778)

Variables	n	%	Median (P25-P75)
Health-related quality of life^a,b
Low	470	26.4
High	1308	73.6
Feeling about timing of first sexual intercourse
Wished it had happened sooner or it was right time	1078	60.6
Wished it had happened later or did not really want it	352	19.8
Did not think about it	348	19.6
Age at interview^c
16 years old	289	16.2
17 years old	562	31.6
18 years old	442	24.9
19–20 years old	485	27.3
Sex
Boys	846	47.6
Girls	932	52.4
Migration status^a
First-generation	190	10.7
Second-generation	405	22.8
Native	1183	66.5
Family Affluence Scale^a
Low	393	22.1	8 (7–10)
Medium	897	50.4
High	393	27.5
Family structure
Two biological parents	935	52.6
Blended family	303	17.0
Single-parent family	452	25.4
Other	88	5.0
Body image
Too thin	37	2.1
Thin	249	14.0
Just right	732	41.2
Fat	657	36.9
Too fat	103	5.8
School orientation
Vocational	432	24.3
Technical	643	36.2
General	703	39.5
Family support^a
Low	1010	56.8	5.50 (4.25–6.25)
High	768	43.2	5.50 (4.25–6.25)
Friend support^a
Low	985	55.4	6.00 (5.00–6.75)
High	793	44.6	6.00 (5.00–6.75)
Daily smoking
Yes	374	21.0
No	1404	79.0

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