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possible answers on a 5-point Likert scale (never, hardly ever, occasionally, of-
ten, very often). We defined occasional, frequent and very frequent as the most
common occurrence of limitations. For further analysis, we included only the
answers given by parents and only individuals who answered all 6 questions re-
lated to quality of life.
The interpretation of the results is based on the number and percentages
of persons in the selected categories, according to demographic variables such
as gender, age, parental/guardian education and living environment.
zdravje otrok in mladostnikov | health of children and adolescents 116 Results
According to the exclusionary factors taken into account in further data anal-
ysis, the final sample size was 725 persons. There were slightly more boys/men
and slightly fewer adolescents aged 15 years or older. Most of the parents had at
least a secondary education. The detailed data are shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Demographic data of the individuals included in the analysis
(N=725).
Gender Total 725 (N) 100 (%)
Age Boys 387 53.4
Parental education Girls 338 46.6
Living environment 6−7 years 159 21.9
8−10 years 241 33.2
11−14 years 218 30.1
15−17 years 107 14.8
Primary school 14 1.9
High school 245 33.8
College education (vocational) 209 28.8
University degree 257 35.4
Urban 229 31.6
Suburban 184 25.4
Rural 309 42.6
At least one OHRQoL limitation occurred occasionally or more often in
22.5% of the participants. One or more limitations were more frequent in girls
(girls 24.9%, boys 20.4%). In the age group 6–7 years, the prevalence of at least
one limitation was 24.5 % and dropped to 19.5% in age group 8–10 years. In the
next age group, it rose again and was the highest in the group of youngsters 15–
17 years old. Prevalence of limitations was also dropping with higher parental
education; it was the highest in a group of children whose parents had only pri-
mary education and was the lowest in a group where parents had a university
ten, very often). We defined occasional, frequent and very frequent as the most
common occurrence of limitations. For further analysis, we included only the
answers given by parents and only individuals who answered all 6 questions re-
lated to quality of life.
The interpretation of the results is based on the number and percentages
of persons in the selected categories, according to demographic variables such
as gender, age, parental/guardian education and living environment.
zdravje otrok in mladostnikov | health of children and adolescents 116 Results
According to the exclusionary factors taken into account in further data anal-
ysis, the final sample size was 725 persons. There were slightly more boys/men
and slightly fewer adolescents aged 15 years or older. Most of the parents had at
least a secondary education. The detailed data are shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Demographic data of the individuals included in the analysis
(N=725).
Gender Total 725 (N) 100 (%)
Age Boys 387 53.4
Parental education Girls 338 46.6
Living environment 6−7 years 159 21.9
8−10 years 241 33.2
11−14 years 218 30.1
15−17 years 107 14.8
Primary school 14 1.9
High school 245 33.8
College education (vocational) 209 28.8
University degree 257 35.4
Urban 229 31.6
Suburban 184 25.4
Rural 309 42.6
At least one OHRQoL limitation occurred occasionally or more often in
22.5% of the participants. One or more limitations were more frequent in girls
(girls 24.9%, boys 20.4%). In the age group 6–7 years, the prevalence of at least
one limitation was 24.5 % and dropped to 19.5% in age group 8–10 years. In the
next age group, it rose again and was the highest in the group of youngsters 15–
17 years old. Prevalence of limitations was also dropping with higher parental
education; it was the highest in a group of children whose parents had only pri-
mary education and was the lowest in a group where parents had a university
