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Table 2 Means subscales and total scores of HRQoL reported by children and parents in boys and girls

From: Is overweight associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Tehranian school children?

 

Children self-report

p value

Parents’ proxy-report

p value

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Elementary school

 Physical functioning

82.84 ± 11.96

87.90 ± 11.91

<0.001*

75.48 ± 17.91

76.18 ± 17.87

0.764

 Emotional functioning

80.05 ± 13.60

83.08 ± 15.83

0.009*

70.36 ± 16.91

69.77 ± 16.31

0.703

 Social functioning

81.36 ± 15.82

88.91 ± 15.26

<0.001*

75.17 ± 20.57

82.23 ± 16.20

<0.001*

 School functioning

81.59 ± 14.38

84.64 ± 12.24

0.095

75.03 ± 16.64

78.34 ± 13.81

0.175

 HRQOL total score

81.64 ± 10.12

86.37 ± 9.93

<0.001*

74.27 ± 13.81

76.50 ± 12.59

0.243

Secondary school

 Physical functioning

86.97 ± 11.33

87.76 ± 10.87

0.560

82.71 ± 13.37

86.05 ± 13.16

0.026*

 Emotional functioning

76.78 ± 17.98

79.81 ± 16.34

0.127

71.96 ± 19.22

75.11 ± 17.29

0.206

 Social functioning

86.59 ± 15.10

94.79 ± 8.39

<0.001*

79.58 ± 18.32

88.37 ± 14.33

<0.001*

 School functioning

80.78 ± 15.03

86.14 ± 13.29

<0.001*

75.58 ± 16.34

83.03 ± 14.45

<0.001*

 HRQOL total score

83.35 ± 11.46

87.17 ± 9.27

<0.001*

78.14 ± 12.55

83.53 ± 10.78

<0.001*

  1. * Significant