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Table 3 Comparison of HRQOL in treatment-seeking overweight and obese boys and the KIDSCREEN norm samplea

From: Health-related quality of life in overweight and obese youths: Results of a multicenter study

 

Boys 8 - 11

Boys 12 - 16

KIDSCREEN-scale

Norm

(n = 305)

m (SE)

Patients

(n = 348)

m (SE)

F

p

d

Norm

(n = 419)

m (SE)

Patients

(n = 481)

m (SE)

F

p

d

Physical Well-being

55.7 (0.5)

46.4 (0.5)

195.2

<.001

0.96

52.8 (0.4)

42.8 (0.4)

293.3

<.001

1.04

Psychol. Well-being

55.8 (0.5)

49.9 (0.5)

59.7

<.001

0.58

52.7 (0.4)

47.5 (0.4)

69.7

<.001

0.57

Parents

52.4 (0.5)

49.9 (0.5)

10.9

<.001

0.27

51.8 (0.4)

51.5 (0.4)

0.2

0.62

nsb

Peers

50.3 (0.6)

49.1 (0.6)

2.3)

0.13

nsb

49.3 (0.5)

49.1 (0.5)

0.6

0.80

nsb

School

53.1 (0.6)

52.0 (0.6)

2.1

0.15

nsb

49.8 (0.5)

49.3 (0.4)

0.5

0.48

nsb

KIDSCREEN-Index

54.9 (0.5)

49.9 (0.5)

43.4

<.001

0.51

51.8 (0.4)

49.0 (0.4)

23.5

<.001

0.34

Self-perception

57.3 (0.5)

45.3 (0.5)

294.2

<.001

1.10

52.0 (0.4)

42.3 (0.4)

310.8

<.001

1.06

  1. a Adjusted for age, gender, and socioeconomic status
  2. b ns = not significant; only significant effects sizes are reported