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Table 2 Linear regression analysis summary for variables predicting global health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and psychosocial and physical functioning and wellbeing and interaction effects

From: Parental encouragement of healthy behaviors: adolescent weight status and health-related quality of life

  

B

SEB

p

Global HRQoL

Low PE (ref)

   
 

Medium PE

1.76

0.61

.004**

 

High PE

3.60

0.64

<.001***

 

Normal weight (ref)

   
 

Overweight

-.41

0.89

.644

 

Obesity

-3.32

1.35

.014*

Weight status x PE

    
 

Overweight x Medium PE

-1.86

1.27

.143

 

Overweight x High PE

-1.44

1.25

.251

 

Obese x Medium PE

-.33

1.85

.860

 

Obese x High PE

-2.49

1.81

.169

Psychosocial

Low PE (ref)

   
 

Medium PE

1.32

0.72

.068

 

High PE

3.49

0.76

<.001***

 

Normal weight (ref)

   
 

Overweight

-0.75

1.05

.473

 

Obesity

-3.43

1.60

.032*

Weight status x PE

    
 

Overweight x Medium PE

-1.39

1.50

.354

 

Overweight x High PE

-1.52

1.48

.307

 

Obese x Medium PE

.47

2.19

.829

 

Obese x High PE

-3.01

2.14

.160

Physical

Low PE (ref)

   
 

Medium PE

2.62

.58

<.001***

 

High PE

3.83

.61

<.001***

 

Normal weight (ref)

   
 

Overweight

.24

.85

.776

 

Obesity

-3.11

1.28

.015*

Weight status x PE

    
 

Overweight x Medium PE

-2.77

1.21

.022*

 

Overweight x High PE

-1.32

1.19

.267

 

Obese x Medium PE

-1.86

1.76

.292

 

Obese x High

-1.56

1.72

.365

  1. Note. PE parental encouragement of healthy behaviours; HRQoL measured by the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL); Weight status defined according to WHO 2007 Reference cut points (2); Model 2: Adjusted regression coefficients, for daily adolescent physical activity (in minutes), serves of vegetables and fruit consumed daily (1 = ≤1, or 2 = ≥ 1 serve), age in years, gender and school attended, for weight status and parental encouragement on global HRQOL, Psychosocial and Physical functioning and wellbeing; *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.