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Table 2 Mean (SD) AQoL score for weight status category, gender and age

From: The effect of gender and age on the association between weight status and health-related quality of life in Australian adolescents

Variable

n

Mean AQoL (SD)

F

p

All

1404

0.88 (0.14)

-

-

Weight status

    

 Healthy weight

710

0.89 (0.14)

3.26

0.07

 Overweight/obese

234

0.87 (0.14)

  

Gender

    

 Male

682

0.89 (0.13)

9.68

0.002

 Female

720

0.87 (0.15)

  

Age

    

 Younger (<15 years)

889

0.89 (0.14)

13.73

<0.001

 Older (≥15 years)

515

0.86 (0.14)

  
  1. SD: standard deviation.
  2. Note: sample size varies due to demographic and survey data being collected from all participating students, and anthropometric data from n = 944 students only.
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BMC Public Health

ISSN: 1471-2458

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