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Table 4 Comparisons between child- and parent-reported PedsQL for obese children (n = 60)

From: Child-rated versus parent-rated quality of life of community-based obese children across gender and grade

Item#

Differencea

t

p

d b

P1: Hard to walk more than a block

−5.00

−1.99

0.051

−0.25

P2: Hard to run

−12.50

−3.19

< 0.01*

−0.46

P3: Hard to do sports or exercise

−9.17

−2.57

0.01*

−0.35

P4: Hard to lift something heavy

0.84

0.25

0.80

0.04

P5: Hard to take bath or shower

−0.42

−0.19

0.85

−0.03

P6: Hard to do chores around house

11.25

3.14

< 0.01*

0.79

P7: hurt or ache

−5.42

−1.54

0.13

0.22

P8: Low energy

−8.75

−2.31

0.03*

0.27

E1: Fell afraid or scared

−5.42

−1.37

0.18

−0.18

E2: Feel sad or blue

−7.50

−1.94

0.06

0.25

E3: Feel angry

−5.00

−1.33

0.19

−0.17

E4: Trouble sleeping

−10.00

−2.56

0.01*

0.32

E5: Worry about what will happen

−11.67

−2.74

< 0.01*

0.37

So1: Trouble getting along with peers

−5.08

−1.41

0.17

−0.18

So2: Other kids not wanting to be friend

−4.66

−1.07

0.29

−0.16

So3: Teased

−5.83

−1.55

0.13

0.21

So4: Not doing things other peers do

1.25

0.40

0.69

0.07

So5: Hard to keep up when play with others

−7.08

−2.43

0.02*

0.31

Sc1: Hard to concentrate

4.17

1.11

0.27

0.15

Sc2: Forget things

5.00

1.17

0.25

0.18

Sc3: Trouble keeping up with school work

2.09

0.61

0.55

0.10

Sc4: Miss school, not well

0.00

0.00

1.00

0.00

Sc5: Miss school, doctor appointment

0.41

0.15

0.88

0.02

  1. *p < 0.05; In bold, d < −0.2; Underlined, d > 0.2.
  2. aDifference = [child-reported PedsQL score] − [parent-reported PedsQL score].
  3. bCohen’s d = ([child-reported PedsQL score] − [parent-reported PedsQL score])/[child-reported PedsQL SD].