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Table 2 Comparison of HRQOL in treatment-seeking overweight and obese girls and the KIDSCREEN norm samplea

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

 

Girls 8 - 11

Girls 12 - 16

KIDSCREEN-scale

Norm

(n = 295)

m (SE)

Patients

(n = 427)

m (SE)

F

p

d

Norm

(n = 465)

m (SE)

Patients

(n = 660)

m (SE)

F

p

d

Physical Well-being

54.9 (0.5)

45.4 (0.4)

200.5

<.001

0.94

50.4 (0.4)

41.3 (0.3)

321.8

<.001

0.98

Psychol. Well-being

55.5 (0.5)

48.4 (0.5)

102.2

<.001

0.72

49.7 (0.4)

44.5 (0.4)

86.0

<.001

0.56

Parents

53.8 (0.6)

51.1 (0.5)

14.2

<.001

0.29

51.4 (0.4)

50.2 (0.4)

4.6

0.03

0.14

Peers

51.5 (0.6)

50.1 (0.5)

3.0

0.08

nsb

50.7 (0.5)

50.1 (0.4)

1.1

0.31

nsb

School

56.0 (0.6)

54.5 (0.5)

3.8

0.05

nsb

50.1 (0.4)

49.7 (0.4)

0.7

0.41

nsb

KIDSCREEN-Index

55.8 (0.6)

50.4 (0.5)

50.2

<.001

0.53

49.8 (0.4)

46.7 (0.3)

35.9

<.001

0.37

Self-perception

54.7 (0.5)

42.8 (0.4)

338.1

<.001

1.12

47.0 (0.4)

38.0 (0.3)

344.4

<.001

1.01

  1. a Adjusted for age, gender, and socioeconomic status
  2. b ns = not significant; only significant effects sizes are reported