| |
KiGGS sample (8–16 years)
|
Obeldicks light treatment sample
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
N
|
6354 (unweighted)
|
137
| |
|
% female
|
53.0
|
62.8
|
<0.01
|
|
% adolescents (≥ 11 year olds)
|
30.5
|
52.6
|
<0.001
|
|
Age: M (s.e.)
|
12.75 (0.03)
|
11.24 (0.15)
|
<0.001
|
|
% HRQoL proxy- report by mother
|
83.7
|
81.4
|
n.s.
|
|
Proxy BMI: M (s.e.)
|
25.28 (0.07)
|
27.47 (0.32)
|
<0.001
|
|
SES score: M (s.e.)
|
11.60 (0.10)
|
11.12 (0.34)
|
n.s.
|
|
BMI z-score
|
0.53 (0.01)
|
1.62 (0.01)
|
<0.001
|
|
% immigrants
|
15.6
|
9.5
|
<0.05
|
|
Weight categories:
|
<0.001
|
|
% normal-weight
|
79.1
|
-
| |
|
% overweight
|
11.9
|
100
| |
|
% obese
|
9.0
|
-
| |
|
Perceived weight status: parent-reported (N=6354 KiGGS, N=137 Obeldicks light)
|
|
% proper weight
|
70.8
|
0.7
|
<0.001
|
|
% a bit too fat
|
24.7
|
78.8
|
|
% far too fat
|
4.5
|
20.5
|
|
Perceived weight status: self-reported (N=4490 KiGGS)
|
|
% proper weight
|
47.3
|
-
| |
|
% a bit too fat
|
44.0
|
-
|
|
% far too fat
|
8.7
|
-
| |
- Note: p-values are based on independent samples t-tests for continuous variables and χ2 tests for categorical variables. n.s. = not significant (p>0.05); s.e. = standard error.
