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Table 4 Child Self-Reported Physical and Psychosocial QoL based on potentially modifiable factors (median [IQR])

From: Physical and psychosocial quality of life in children with overweight and obesity from Sri Lanka

Variable

 

n

Physical QoLa

p-value

Psychosocial QoLa

p-value

Degree of Obesity

Overweight

33

84.4 (71.9, 93.8)

0.028*

83.3 (76.7, 93.3)

0.106

 

Obese

77

75.0 (62.5, 87.5)

 

80.0 (71.7, 89.2)

 

Subject to bullying

Yes

25

75.0 (65.6, 84.4)

0.273

73.3 (60.0, 83.3)

0.001**

 

No

83

81.3 (65.6, 93.3)

 

83.3 (75.0, 91.7)

 

Regular exercise

Yes

67

81.3 (65.6, 93.3)

0.078

83.3 (75.0, 92.5)

0.031*

 

No

42

75.0 (62.5, 84.4)

 

77.5 (61.7, 87.5)

 

Difficulty finding fitting age-appropriate clothes

Yes

52

71.9 (57.8, 84.4)

0.002**

76.7 (60.0, 83.3)

0.001**

 

No

56

84.4 (71.9, 93.8)

 

86.7 (77.5, 93.1)

 
  1. aData are median (IQR). *Statistically significant at p <0.05 level. **Statistically significant at p<0.01 level
  2. QoL Quality of life, IQR Inter Quartile Range