Promising insights into the health related quality of life for children with severe obesity

Table 3 Analyses of the effect of exercise status using the PROMIS instrument

Domain	Child exercise recorded*	N	Mean	Std. Dev	t	p value
Depressive Symptoms	Seldom or never	35	50.4	9.4	2.0	0.05
	Sometimes or regularly	100	46.9	9.1
Anxiety	Seldom or never	35	50.5	12.0	2.0	0.05
	Sometimes or regularly	100	46.4	10.2
Anger	Seldom or never	35	51.7	10.9	1.9	0.06
	Sometimes or regularly	100	47.9	10.0
Peer Relationships	Seldom or never	35	46.8	9.1	−0.3	0.78
	Sometimes or regularly	100	47.2	8.8
Pain Interference	Seldom or never	35	49.8	9.5	1.5	0.15
	Sometimes or regularly	100	47.1	9.3
Fatigue	Seldom or never	35	49.7	11.4	2.8	0.007
	Sometimes or regularly	100	44.0	10.2
Upper Extremity	Seldom or never	35	51.1	7.6	−0.5	0.96
	Sometimes or regularly	100	51.1	7.1
Mobility	Seldom or never	35	50.2	8.1	−0.1	0.89
	Sometimes or regularly	100	50.4	6.9

* Exercise coded as “seldom or never” group reported participation in physical activity < 2 times per week.

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