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Table 5 The impact of weight status a on child-reported item scores and on child-proxy differences item scores

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

 

Child-reported score

Score difference between children and parents

 

Weight status β (Increased R2)

Weight status β (Increased R2)

Dependent variable: item#b

Grades 3 and 4

Grades 5 and 6

Grades 3 and 4

Grades 5 and 6

Boys

n = 52

n = 51

n = 52

n = 51

 P2: Hard to run

−0.620***

(0.383)

−0.304

(0.085)

−0.435**

(0.188)

−0.112

(0.012)

 P3: Hard to do sports or exercises

−0.408**

(0.166)

−0.158

(0.023)

−0.233

(0.054)

−0.013

(0.000)

 P8: Low energy

−0.373**

(0.139)

−0.088

(0.007)

−0.213

(0.045)

−0.032

(0.001)

 E2: Feel sad or blue

−0.343*

(0.117)

−0.199

(0.037)

−0.294*

(0.086)

−0.056

(0.003)

 E4: Trouble sleeping

−0.278*

(0.077)

0.295

(0.080)

−0.274*

(0.075)

0.242

(0.054)

 So2: Other kids don’t want to be friends

−0.379**

(0.143)

−0.029

(0.001)

−0.303*

(0.091)

0.017

(0.000)

 So3: Teased

−0.272

(0.074)

0.075

(0.005)

−0.300*

(0.090)

0.008

(0.000)

 So5: Hard to keep up when playing with peers

−0.263

(0.069)

−0.061

(0.003)

−0.127

(0.016)

−0.050

(0.002)

Girls

n = 28

n = 56

n = 28

n = 56

 P2: Hard to run

−0.290

(0.077)

−0.089

(0.008)

−0.377

(0.129)

−0.141

(0.019)

 P3: Hard to do sports or exercises

−0.159

(0.023)

−0.186

(0.034)

−0.087

(0.007)

−0.234

(0.054)

 P8: Low energy

−0.065

(0.004)

−0.160

(0.025)

−0.013

(0.000)

−0.191

(0.036)

 E2: Feel sad or blue

−0.168

(0.026)

0.012

(0.000)

−0.189

(0.032)

0.125

(0.015)

 E4: Trouble sleeping

0.053

(0.003)

−0.099

(0.010)

−0.173

(0.072)

−0.129

(0.016)

 So2: Other kids don’t want to be friends

0.075

(0.005)

−0.337*

(0.112)

−0.025

(0.001)

0.137

(0.018)

 So3: Teased

0.151

(0.021)

−0.411**

(0.167)

0.139

(0.018)

0.028

(0.001)

 So5: Hard to keep up when playing with peers

−0.122

(0.013)

−0.350*

(0.121)

−0.186

(0.032)

−0.323*

(0.102)

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.
  2. aReference group was Normal-weight, and two confounding variables (age and family income) were controlled.
  3. bItems with no significant predictor were omitted.