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Table 3 Differences in adolescent self-reports and parent proxy-reports of total and domain-specific HRQoL associated with weight status after adjusting for covariatesa

From: Adolescent body weight and health-related quality of life rated by adolescents and parents: the issue of measurement bias

Difference in HRQoL rated by adolescent self-reports and parent proxy- reports

Physical functioning

Emotional functioning

Social functioning

School functioning

Total

Unstandardized coefficient (S.E.)

Covariate

     

 Age

1.03 (1.11)

2.88* (1.15)

0.49 (1.14)

−0.02 (1.20)

0.87 (1.03)

 Sex

0.62 (2.14)

−0.31 (2.31)

0.41 (2.36)

3.22 (2.18)

0.98 (1.93)

 Educationb

     

  Below high school

2.38 (2.82)

5.21 (2.77)

0.74 (3.05)

−1.24 (3.17)

2.40 (2.67)

  Some college or associate degree

2.16 (2.48)

0.50 (2.97)

−2.73 (3.06)

2.84 (2.89)

1.28 (2.54)

  Undergraduate/bachelor’s degree

0.25 (4.28)

5.30 (5.22)

6.10 (3.64)

4.27 (4.37)

4.49 (3.75)

 Parent’s racec

     

  Black

2.98 (2.44)

−2.85 (2.61)

−0.58 (2.71)

−0.76 (2.75)

−0.37 (2.34)

  Hispanic

1.85 (3.13)

1.96 (3.65)

0.53 (3.22)

0.31 (3.18)

0.87 (2.80)

  Others

−3.25 (3.82)

−1.91 (4.42)

−7.95 (6.16)

−1.17 (4.63)

−2.82 (4.36)

 Overweight & obesityd

2.90 (2.32)

5.40* (2.77)

4.35 (2.43)

3.64 (2.39)

4.46* (2.06)

  1. S.E. standard error
  2. *p < 0.05
  3. aAnalyses were based on multiple linear regression with robust standard error estimation
  4. Reference group: bhigh school; cWhite; dnormal weight category