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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: An assessment of the construct validity of the Child Health Utility 9D-CHN instrument in school-aged children: evidence from a Chinese trial

Characteristics

 

Gender: n (%)

 

 Male

831 (54.0)

 Female

708 (46.0)

Age (years): mean (SD)

6.6 (0.42)

Measures of socio-economic status

 

Maternal university education: n (%)

 

 Yes

963 (62.6)

 No

576 (37.4)

Maternal education level: n (%)

 

 1 School education

296 (19.2)

 2 Occupation college

280 (18.2)

 3 University undergraduate education

847 (55.1)

 4 University postgraduate education

116 (7.5)

Paternal university education: n (%)

 

 Yes

1005 (65.3)

 No

534 (34.7)

Paternal education level: n (%)

 

 1 School education

247 (16.2)

 2 Occupation college

287 (18.6)

 3 University undergraduate education

824 (53.5)

 4 University postgraduate education

181 (11.7)

Weight status: n (%)

 

 Underweight

75 (4.9)

 Healthy weight

1189 (77.2)

 Overweight

165 (10.7)

 Obese

110 (7.2)

Underweight/Healthy weight compared to Overweight/Obese: n (%)

 

 Underweight/Healthy weight

1264 (82.1)

 Overweight/Obese

275 (17.9)

BMI: mean (SD)

15.45 (2.13)

 BMI z-score: mean (SD)

− 0.12 (1.29)

CHU-9D-CHN mean utility value (SD)

 

 CHU-9D: using UK tariff

0.937 (0.068)

 CHU-9D: using Chinese tariff

0.920 (0.094)

PedsQL mean score (SD)

 

 PedsQL Total scale score

82.92 (11.21)

 PedsQL Physical functioning

83.67 (13.15)

 PedsQL Emotional functioning

81.69 (17.54)

 PedsQL Social functioning

84.09 (15.30)

 PedsQL School functioning

81.77 (15.36)

  1. BMI body mass index, SD standard deviation