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Table 2 Health behavioural characteristics and Health Related Quality of Life scores by overweight/obesity status

From: Associations between combined overweight and obesity, lifestyle behavioural risk and quality of life among Australian regional school children: baseline findings of the Goulburn Valley health behaviours monitoring study

 

All1

Healthy Weight

Overweight/obese

(IOTF)

P value2

Total

809 (100)

590 (72.9)

219 (27.1)

 

Fruit

   

NS

 < 2 serves per day n (%)

211 (26.1)

146 (24.8)

65 (29.7)

 

 Fruit >=2 or more serves per day n (%)

598 (73.9)

444 (75.3)

154 (70.3)

 

Vegetable

   

NS

 < 5 serves per day

691 (85.4)

499 (84.6)

192 (87.7)

 

 >=5 or more serves per day n (%)

118 (14.6)

91 (15.4)

27 (12.3)

 

Soft-drink consumption

    

 Rarely or never

241 (29.8)

187 (31.7)

54 (24.7)

p=0.0113

 Every second day to once a fortnight

330 (40.8)

243 (41.2)

87 (39.7)

 

 Almost every day or more

238 (29.4)

160 (27.1)

78 (35.6)

 

Takeaway consumption

    

 Once a fortnight or less

469 (58.0)

356 (60.3)

113 (51.6)

p=0.0364

 Once a week

237 (29.3)

164 (27.8)

73 (33.3)

 

 2-4 times or more

63 (7.8)

40 (6.8)

23 (10.5)

 

 Everyday

40 (5.0)

30 (5.1)

10 (4.6)

 

Water recommendation

   

NS

 <5 glasses a day

352 (43.5)

256 (43.4)

96 (43.8)

 

 5-8 glasses a day

322 (39.8)

229 (38.8)

93 (42.5)

 

 ≥8 glasses day

135 (16.7)

105 (17.8)

30 (13.7)

 

Physical activity

   

p=0.001

 Not met on 5 out of 7 days

510 (63.0)

351 (59.5)

159 (72.6)

 

 Met physical activity on previous 5 out of 7 days n (%)

299 (37.0)

239 (40.5)

60 (27.4)

 

Screen time

   

NS

 Not met on 5 out of 7 days

190 (23.5)

133 (22.5)

57 (26.0)

 

 Met screen time on 5 of previous 7 days n (%)

619 (76.5)

457 (77.5)

162 (74.0)

 

Health Related Quality of Life m(95%CI) scores out of maximum possible 100

 

 Physical

84.1 (83.1, 85.1)

85.2 (84.1, 86.3)

81.1 (78.9, 83.4)

p=0.000

 Emotional

71.2 (69.8, 72.6)

72.1 (70.6, 73.7)

68.7 (65.8, 71.7)

p=0.031

 Social

78.4 (77.0, 80.0)

79.9 (78.4, 81.5)

74.4 (71.3, 77.6)

p=0.001

 School

75.0 (73.7, 76.2)

75.7 (74.3, 77.1)

73.0 (70.5, 75.6)

p=0.060

 Global

78.1 (77.1, 79.1)

79.2 (78.1, 80.3)

75.2 (72.9, 77.4)

p=0.001

  1. 1Percentages relate to proportion of sample overall. 2P-value relates to significant difference between normal weight and overweight/obesity. 3Overwieght/obesity prevalence was significantly different to those who consumed soft drinks every days. 4Overwieght/obesity prevalence was significantly different to those who consumed takeaway foods 2-4 times per week