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Trends in multiple health complaints in Polish adolescents in light of data from 30 European countries and Canada (2002–2018)

Joanna Mazur
Joanna Mazur
, 
Helena Jeriček Klanšček
Helena Jeriček Klanšček
, 
Lilly Augustine
Lilly Augustine
, 
Katarzyna Porwit
Katarzyna Porwit
, 
Erik Sigmund
Erik Sigmund
 and 
Kastytis Šmigelskas
Kastytis Šmigelskas
   | Oct 11, 2021
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Article Category: Original paper
Published Online: Oct 11, 2021
Page range: 25 - 34
Received: May 04, 2021
Accepted: May 31, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20212501.d-21-00011
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Figure 1

Comparison of ordered and standardized country rank.
Comparison of ordered and standardized country rank.

Comparison of 30 countries according psychosomatic complaints based on combined data 2002–2018.

Country Mean HBSC-SCL index based on weight data Mean standardized country rank
Total Somatic Psycholo-gical Total Somatic Psycholo-gical
Austria 6.34±6.02 2.68±3.13 3.64±3.57 -1.49 -0.93 -1.70
Belgium (Flemish) 6.91±5.94 2.81±3.12 4.07±3.60 -0.93 -0.64 -1.02
Belgium (French) 8.76±6.73 3.63±3.47 5.10±4.13 0.86 1.13 0.57
Canada 8.39±6.62 3.45±3.43 4.91±3.94 0.48 0.75 0.25
Croatia 7.39±6.18 2.78±3.08 4.58±3.93 -0.51 -0.74 -0.29
Czechia 8.62±5.98 3.08±2.95 5.52±3.80 0.74 -0.06 1.25
Denmark 7.17±5.64 2.74±2.92 4.40±3.54 -0.70 -0.80 -0.51
Estonia 8.15±6.67 3.22±3.30 4.91±4.18 0.26 0.26 0.25
France 9.15±6.28 3.73±3.23 5.38±3.95 1.22 1.33 1.00
Germany 7.13±5.77 3.19±3.13 3.92±3.38 -0.73 0.16 -1.27
Greece 8.32±6.43 2.71±3.14 5.58±4.24 0.41 -0.88 1.25
Greenland 6.70±6.66 2.62±3.37 3.99±4.13 -1.23 -1.09 -1.31
Hungary 8.98±6.58 3.75±3.43 5.20±3.96 1.08 1.39 0.73
Ireland 7.43±6.24 2.88±3.14 4.49±3.82 -0.45 -0.45 -0.42
Italy 10.43±6.46 4.16±3.47 6.24±4.03 2.48 2.24 2.35
Latvia 8.30±6.56 3.15±3.35 5.12±4.01 0.38 0.06 0.57
Lithuania 8.00±6.93 3.00±3. 51 4.98±4.25 0.08 -0.24 0.30
Netherlands 6.52±5.87 2.55±3.14 3.94±3.53 -1.33 -1.21 -1.22
Norway 7.52±5.96 2.94±3.09 4.55±3.61 -0.36 -0.38 -0.30
Poland 8.44±6.77 3.10±3.43 5.31±4.12 0.54 -0.05 0.89
Portugal 6.03±6.01 2.22±2.93 3.79±3.86 -1.85 -1.96 -1.55
Russia 7.46±6.90 3.20±3.57 4.24±4.10 -0.41 0.20 -0.81
Slovenia 6.51±5.97 2.26±2.85 4.21±3.83 -1.36 -1.81 -0.88
Spain 6.98±6.51 2.84±3.38 4.10±3.94 -0.90 -0.60 -1.04
Sweden 9.38±6.39 3.69±3.33 5.65±3.77 1.42 1.26 1.39
Switzerland 8.36±5.86 3.31±3.07 5.04±3.60 0.48 0.44 0.51
Ukraine 8.85±6.28 3.70±3.26 5.12±3.83 0.92 1.23 0.57
England 8.68±6.61 3.53±3.34 5.12±4.03 0.78 0.92 0.60
Scotland 7.76±6.45 3.05±3.20 4.69±3.98 -0.13 -0.13 -0.10
Wales 8.16±6.57 3.39±3.30 4.73±4.00 0.25 0.59 -0.04
Total 7.90±6.42 3.11±3.27 4.75±3.95 0.00 0.00 0.00

Standardized rank for Poland based on year specific ranking.

Complaints 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Total HBSC-SCL 0.166 0.314 0.643 0.917 0.477
Somatic -0.671 -0.286 0.302 0.993 -0.432
Psychological 0.745 0.716 0.846 0.754 1.022

Mean level of a general HBSC-SCL index with trend analysis (weighted data).

Sample Mean HBSC-SCL indices ± SD Linear trend
2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 p R-sq
Total 30 countries Poland 7.69±6.117.89±6.27 7.59±6.207.97±6.34 7.64±6.348.38±6.83 7.97±6.698.91±7.76 8.62±6.639.08±6.45 0.0780.004 0.6980.954
Boys 30 countries Poland 6.62±5.706.76±5.84 6.52±5.746.84±5.85 6.54±5.907.22±6.48 6.59±6.047.45±7.21 7.24±5.937.65±5.72 0.2100.002 0.4570.972
Girls 30 countries Poland 8.74±6.329.00±6.48 8.64±6.459.09±6.61 8.72±6.569.54±6.96 9.33±7.0110.34±8.02 9.97±6.9910.48±6.81 0.0470.008 0.7800.931
11 yrs 30 countries Poland 6.85±6.047.17±6.28 6.54±5.977.05±6.39 6.57±6.067.31±6.29 6.56±6.167.04±6.95 7.21±6.067.53±5.91 0.6130.353 0.0950.286
13 yrs 30 countries Poland 7.69±6.047.72±6.15 7.63±6.158.02±6.32 7.69±6.348.25±7.14 8.02±6.688.97±8.00 8.71±6.609.17±6.38 0.0610.003 0.7420.960
15 yrs 30 countries Poland 8.50±6.148.76±6.27 8.57±6.318.82±6.20 8.63±6.439.58±6.83 9.28±6.9010.69±7.86 9.89±6.9110.53±6.69 0.0230.019 0.8630.878

Mean level of partial HBSC-SCL indices with trend analysis (weighted data).

Complaints/ country 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 p-trend R-sq
Somatic 30 countries Poland 3.01±3.162.67±3.17 3.00±3.192.85±3.22 3.13±3.173.29±3.51 3.20±3.203.65±4.00 3.24±3.183.05±3.07 0.0090.242 0.9240.413
Psychological 30 countries Poland 4.67±3.795.20±4.02 4.56±3.825.09±3.99 4.50±3.855.07±4.14 4.75±4.075.23±4.55 5.30±4.135.98±4.28 0.1660.181 0.5260.500
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