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Table 1 Socio-demographic background of adolescents (n = 379)

From: Adolescent self-report and parent proxy-report of health-related quality of life: an analysis of validity and reliability of PedsQL™ 4.0 among a sample of Malaysian adolescents and their parents

Background

Total (n = 379)

Male (n = 191)

Female (n = 188)

X 2 value

Ethnicity

   

2.11

Malay

258 (68.1)

133 (69.6)

125 (66.5)

 

Chinese

65 (17.2)

29 (15.2)

36 (19.1)

 

Indian

49 (12.9)

25 (13.1)

27 (12.8)

 

Others

7 (1.8)

4 (2.1)

3 (1.6)

 

Age

   

2.36

13-14

265 (69.9)

134 (70.1)

131 (69.7)

 

16-17

114 (30.1)

57 (29.9)

57 (30.3)

 

Mean ± SD

14.25 ± 1.23

14.26 ± 1.25

14.28 ± 1.23

 

Weight (kg)

    

Mean ± SD

51.9 ± 13.8

54.1 ± 15.1

50.0 ± 12.1

 

Height (cm)

    

Mean ± SD

158.3 ± 8.5

162.0 ± 9.1

154.6 ± 5.8

 

Body weight status

   

2.12

Severe thinness (<-3SD)

6 (1.6)

3 (1.6)

3 (1.6)

 

Thinness (<-2SD)

17 (4.5)

10 (5.2)

7 (3.7)

 

Normal weight (≤-2SD to ≥ +1SD)

258 (68.1)

127 (66.5)

131 (69.7)

 

Overweight (> + 1SD)

54 (14.2)

26 (13.6)

28 (14.9)

 

Obese (> + 2SD)

44 (11.6)

25 (13.1)

19 (10.1)

 

Mean ± SD (z-score)

0.09 ± 1.40

0.06 ± 1.52

0.13 ± 1.28

 

Father’s educational attainment (n = 218)

   

10.57

University

52 (23.9)

24 (25.5)

28 (22.6)

 

STPM/Diploma/A level

60 (27.5)

23 (24.5)

37 (29.8)

 

Secondary school

88 (40.3)

43 (45.7)

45 (36.3)

 

Primary school

15 (6.9)

4 (4.3)

11 (8.9)

 

No formal education

3 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

3 (2.4)

 

Mother’s educational attainment (n = 218)

   

8.32

University

41 (18.8)

17 (18.1)

24 (19.4)

 

STPM/Diploma/A level

48 (22.0)

17 (18.1)

31 (25.0)

 

Secondary school

99 (45.4)

51 (54.2)

48 (38.7)

 

Primary school

20 (9.2)

5 (5.3)

15 (12.1)

 

No formal education

10 (4.6)

4 (4.3)

6 (4.8)

 

Monthly parental income (RM) (n = 218)

4364.40 ± 9444.15

3928.66 ± 3712.78

4768.81 ± 12624.85

 
  1. Note. Data presented are expressed as n (%).