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Table 5 Comparisons of PedsQL scores among children with different weight status after adjustment for covariatesa, stratified by age

From: Relationship between weight status and health-related quality of life in Chinese primary school children in Guangzhou: a cross-sectional study

 

Adjusted mean (SE)

Underweight vs. Healthy weight

Overweight/obesity vs. Healthy weight

Healthy weight

Underweight

Overweight/obesity

β

SE

P

β

SE

P

Age < 10

Total PedsQL score

77.9 (0.6)

76.4 (1.3)

77.3 (0.8)

−1.56

1.25

0.21

−0.64

0.77

0.41

Physical summary score

79.3 (0.7)

78.1 (1.5)

80.1 (1.0)

−1.27

1.49

0.40

0.79

0.92

0.39

Psychosocial summary score

77.2 (0.6)

75.4 (1.4)

75.8 (0.9)

−1.75

1.34

0.19

−1.37

0.83

0.10

Emotional functioning score

71.6 (0.8)

69.7 (1.9)

70.6 (1.2)

−1.90

1.87

0.31

−0.99

1.15

0.39

Social functioning score

84.2 (0.6)

82.8 (1.6)

82.4 (1.0)

−1.41

1.56

0.36

−1.82

0.96

0.06

School functioning score

75.8 (0.7)

73.7 (1.6)

74.6 (1.0)

−2.04

1.57

0.20

−1.19

0.97

0.22

Age > =10

Total PedsQL score

80.0 (0.5)

78.5 (1.0)

79.1 (0.7)

−1.51

0.94

0.11

−0.94

0.60

0.12

Physical summary score

81.4 (0.6)

78.5 (1.2)

79.5 (0.8)

−2.90

1.10

0.009

−1.87

0.71

0.009

Psychosocial summary score

79.3 (0.5)

78.5 (1.0)

78.9 (0.7)

−0.75

1.01

0.46

−0.43

0.65

0.51

Emotional functioning score

73.0 (0.7)

73.5 (1.5)

73.7 (1.0)

0.47

1.43

0.74

0.72

0.92

0.43

Social functioning score

86.9 (0.5)

85.3 (1.2)

85.0 (0.7)

−1.64

1.16

0.16

−1.91

0.74

0.01

School functioning score

78.0 (0.6)

76.9 (1.2)

77.0.8)

−1.07

1.20

0.37

−0.06

0.77

0.94

  1. aAdjusted for gender, school type, maternal education years, paternal education years, family income