| Girls (n = 227) | Boys (n = 238) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
 Age (years) | 15.45 ± 0.96 | 15.66 ± 0.91 | 0.018* |
 BMI-for-age | 0.47 ± 1.28 | 0.47 ± 1.45 | 0.964 |
Body weight status n (%) | Â | ||
 Severely thin and thin | 3(1.3 %) | 10(4.2 %) | 0.125 |
 Normal weight | 143(63.0 %) | 130(54.6 %) | |
 Overweight | 55(24.2 %) | 67(28.2 %) | |
 Obese | 26(11.5 %) | 31(13.0 %) | |
Adolescent self-report of HRQOL scores | Â | ||
 Physical functioning | 80.78 ± 13.50 | 89.26 ± 10.03 | <0.001* |
 Emotional functioning | 62.89 ± 19.97 | 76.45 ± 14.62 | <0.001* |
 Social functioning | 85.07 ± 16.72 | 89.37 ± 11.42 | 0.025* |
 School functioning | 73.26 ± 15.45 | 78.42 ± 16.17 | <0.001* |
 Total HRQOL score | 76.19 ± 12.93 | 84.14 ± 9.73 | <0.001* |
Parent proxy-reports of HRQOL scores | Â | ||
 Physical functioning | 82.08 ± 16.56 | 88.99 ± 13.34 | <0.001* |
 Emotional functioning | 65.22 ± 24.21 | 76.53 ± 18.05 | <0.001* |
 Social functioning | 87.73 ± 16.31 | 87.79 ± 14.88 | 0.498 |
 School functioning | 76.28 ± 17.42 | 79.85 ± 17.32 | 0.027* |
 Total HRQOL score | 78.41 ± 15.30 | 84.03 ± 12.24 | <0.001* |