Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics weight status and health related quality of life (HRQoL) scores in adolescents in PRALIMAP
All N=5,226 | Boys N= 2,354(45.0%) | Girls N= 2,354(45.0%) | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean/% | SD | Mean/% | SD | Mean/% | SD | ||
Socio demographics Characteristics | |||||||
Age (years) | 15.7 | 0.6 | 15.7 | 07 | 15.6 | 0.6 | 0.0004 |
Age groups | <0.0001 | ||||||
15 years old | 68.0 | 64.8 | 70.5 | ||||
<15 years old | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||||
>15 years old | 29.6 | 32.7 | 27.0 | ||||
Type of high school | <0.0001 | ||||||
General/technological | 83.2 | 78.2 | 87.2 | ||||
Vocational | 16.8 | 21.8 | 12.8 | ||||
Social and professionals class of family head | 0.0995 | ||||||
Farmers, store keeper, craftsmen, managers | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.6 | ||||
Executives | 14.3 | 15.2 | 13.5 | ||||
Intermediate jobs | 20.2 | 20.5 | 19.9 | ||||
Employees jobs | 48.0 | 48.1 | 47.9 | ||||
Unemployed, retired | 9.4 | 8.5 | 10.2 | ||||
Parent occupation | 0.0100 | ||||||
Both parents work | 64.9 | 66.1 | 63.9 | ||||
One parent has a job | 29.6 | 29.5 | 29.8 | ||||
Neither parent work | 5.4 | 4.4 | 6.3 | ||||
Perception of family income | 0.7371 | ||||||
Low | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.6 | ||||
Moderate | 34.2 | 34.7 | 33.9 | ||||
High | 59.3 | 59.1 | 59.5 | ||||
Parents considered overweight by adolescent | 40.2 | 37.9 | 42.1 | 0.0023 | |||
Weight status | |||||||
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 21.6 | 3.5 | 21.5 | 3.5 | 21.6 | 3.5 | 0.1639 |
Body mass index class | 0.0042 | ||||||
Thin | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | ||||
Normal | 76.1 | 75.1 | 77.0 | ||||
Overweight | 14.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | ||||
Obese | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.3 | ||||
HRQoL scores (0-100) | |||||||
Mental score | 64.5 | 23.3 | 73.3 | 20.0 | 57.3 | 23.3 | <0.0001 |
Physical score | 75.6 | 18.5 | 82.2 | 15.7 | 70.1 | 18.8 | <0.0001 |
Social score | 68.8 | 19.1 | 71.9 | 18.7 | 66.2 | 19.1 | <0.0001 |