Table 3 PedsQL scores for obese clinical sample compared with control sample controlling for gender, age, pubertal status and ethnicity

Physical functioning

68.9 (65.7 - 72.1)

80.1 (78.7 - 81.6)

11.2

1.79

< 0.001

Emotional functioning

61.5 (57.6 - 65.4)

73.0 (71.2 - 74.8)

11.5

2.22

< 0.001

Social functioning

69.8 (66.1 - 73.6)

79.5 (77.8 - 81.2)

9.69

2.13

< 0.001

School functioning

64.4 (60.6 - 68.2)

70.9 (69.2 - 72.7)

6.54

2.2

0.003

Psychosocial health

65.3 (62.2 - 68.3)

74.5 (73.1 - 75.9)

9.2

1.7

< 0.001

Total scale score

66.2 (63.4 - 69.0)

76.5 (75.2 - 77.7)

10.3

1.6

< 0.001