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Table 1 Sample demographics

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

 

N

Gender

n (%)

Age

m (SD)

zBMIa

m (SD)

Inpatients

871

   

Girls

 

510 (58.6%)

13.5 (2.0)

2.6 (0.6)

Boys

 

361 (41.4%)

13.5 (1.8)

2.5 (0.5)

Outpatients

1045

   

Girls

 

577 (56.2%)

11.9 (2.1)

2.3 (0.5)

Boys

 

468 (44.8%)

11.7 (1.9)

2.3 (0.4)

Children (aged 8 to 11)

775

   

Girls

 

427 (55.1%)

10.4 (1.1)

2.3 (0.5)

Boys

 

348 (44.9%)

10.4 (1.1)

2.3 (0.4)

Adolescents (aged 12 to 16)

1141

   

Girls

 

660 (57.8%)

14.1 (1.3)

2.6 (0.6)

Boys

 

481 (42.2%)

13.9 (1.3)

2.4 (0.5)

Total

1916

   

Girls

 

1087 (56.7%)

12.7 (2.2)

2.5 (0.5)

Boys

 

829 (43.3%)

12.5 (2.1)

2.4 (0.5)

  1. a Standardized body mass index (BMI) calculated by the LMS method [24]