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Table 1 Sample Characteristics in Total and Separately for Girls and Boys

From: Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: results from the German KIGGS survey

 

Total (n = 1770)

Girls

52.9% (n = 936)

Boys

47.1% (n = 834)

n

% [95% CI]

n

% [95% CI]

n

% [95% CI]

Age group

 11–13 years

815

40.8 [37.9;43.9]

410

41.0 [37.0;45.3]

405

40.6 [36.4;45.0]

 14–17 years

955

59.2 [56.1;62.1]

526

59.0 [54.7;63.0]

429

59.4 [55.0;63.6]

Weight status

 Underweight

154

8.4 [6.1;11.2]

73

7.5 [4.7;13.2]

81

9.1 [6.0;13.8]

 Normal weight

1322

72.9 [70.0;75.7]

714

74.8 [70.7;78.4]

608

71.2 [66.7;75.3]

 Overweight

171

10.7 [8.79;13.0]

94

10.6 [8.1;13.7]

77

10.9 [8.1;14.5]

 Obesity

123

8.0 [6.4;10.0]

55

10.3 [5.1;10.0]

68

8.7 [6.4;11.8]

Socioeconomic status

 Low

260

22.6 [19.7;25.8]

142

22.4 [18.9;27.6]

118

22.3 [18.3;26.8]

 Moderate

1086

60.0 [56.8;63.1]

579

60.6 [56.0;64.8]

507

59.6 [54.9;64.0]

 High

372

17.4 [15.3;19.7]

187

16.5 [15.2;21.6]

185

18.2 [15.2;21.6]

Physical activity

 Low

212

14.4 [12.2;16.9]

157

20.1 [17.2;24.7]

55

8.4 [6.0;11.7]

 Medium

1224

69.2 [66.1;72.1]

641

68.5 [65.4;74.0]

583

69.9 [64.1;72.4]

 Sufficient

271

16.4 [14.2;18.9]

102

10.8 [08.5;13.8]

169

21.6 [18.0;25.7]

Media consumption

 Moderate

407

22.0 [19.7;24.7]

220

24.3 [20.8;28.2]

187

20.1 [16.9;23.7]

 Frequent

403

21.6 [19.3;24.2]

216

22.5 [19.3;26.1]

187

20.8 [17.5;24.6]

 Extensive

960

56.2 [53.2;59.3]

501

53.2 [48.9;57.4]

460

59.2 [54.8;63.4]

Social support

 

 Low

488

29.6 [26.7;32.6]

199

21.2 [18.0;24.9]

289

37.5 [33.1;42.1]

 Moderate

776

44.9 [41.7;48.0]

415

46.5 [42.2;50.9]

362

43.3 [38.9;47.8]

 High

436

25.6 [23.0;28.4]

287

32.3 [28.4;36.5]

149

19.2 [15.9;22.9]

Self-efficacy

 

 Low

511

30.4 [27.5;33.4]

315

35.8 [31.7;40.1]

196

25.2 [21.3;29.5]

 Moderate

745

43.5 [40.5;46.7]

374

40.6 [36.3;45.0]

371

46.5 [41.9;51.1]

 High

418

26.0 [23.3;28.9]

204

23.6 [20.0;27.4]

214

28.3 [24.2;32.8]

HRQoL1

 Physical well-being

 

48.5 [47.9;49,1]

 

46.9 [46.0;47.7]

 

50.1 [49.2;50.9]

 Psychological well-being

 

50.7 [50.1;51.3]

 

49.2 [48.3;50.1]

 

52.1 [51.2;52.9]

 Autonomy & Parent relation

 

54.0 [53.5;54.6]

 

53.4 [52.7;54.2]

 

54.6 [53.8;55.4]

 Social support & peers

 

51.4 [50.8;52.0]

 

51.9 [51.1;52.6]

 

51.0 [50.1;51.8]

 School environment

 

51.1 [50.5;51.6]

 

51.1 [50.4;51.8]

 

51.0 [50.2;51.9]

  1. Notes. N = unweighted number and % = Weighted proportions.1 T-values