Socio-economic inequalities in health-related quality of life among Iranian young people in the middle stage of adolescence: application of Health Equity Assessment Toolkit

Table 3 The comparison of quality-of-life components between male and female

QOL components	Sex	Mean (SD)	P value
Physical	Female	18.62(3.00)	0.001
Physical	Male	19.44(3.02)	0.001
Psychological Well-being	Female	22.50(3.02)	0.984
Psychological Well-being	Male	22.51(3.26)	0.984
Moods and Emotions	Female	29.47(3.61)	0.450
Moods and Emotions	Male	29.23(4.27)	0.450
Self-Perception	Female	19.42(2.97)	0.786
Self-Perception	Male	19.35(2.90)	0.786
Autonomy	Female	17.66(2.94)	0.036
Autonomy	Male	18.17(2.96)	0.036
Parent Relations and Home Life	Female	23.64(2.94)	0.120
Parent Relations and Home Life	Male	23.26(3.00)	0.120
Financial Resources	Female	10.54(2.08)	0.521
Financial Resources	Male	10.64(1.94)	0.521
Social Support and Peers	Female	18.94(4.36)	0.979
Social Support and Peers	Male	18.93(4.38)	0.979
School Environment	Female	21.99(2.91)	0.044
School Environment	Male	21.47(3.29)	0.044
Social Acceptance (Bullying)	Female	13.71(1.38)	0.514
Social Acceptance (Bullying)	Male	13.79(1.51)	0.514
Total score	Female	179.20(14.40)	0.03
Total score	Male	179.16(16.04)	0.03

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