Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics weight status and health related quality of life (HRQoL) scores in adolescents in PRALIMAP
| |
All N=5,226 |
Boys N= 2,354(45.0%) |
Girls N= 2,354(45.0%) |
p-value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean/% | SD | Mean/% | SD | Mean/% | SD | ||
|
Socio demographics Characteristics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Age (years) |
15.7 |
0.6 |
15.7 |
07 |
15.6 |
0.6 |
0.0004 |
| Age groups |
|
|
|
|
|
|
<0.0001 |
| 15 years old |
68.0 |
|
64.8 |
|
70.5 |
|
|
| <15 years old |
2.4 |
|
2.4 |
|
2.5 |
|
|
| >15 years old |
29.6 |
|
32.7 |
|
27.0 |
|
|
| Type of high school |
|
|
|
|
|
|
<0.0001 |
| General/technological |
83.2 |
|
78.2 |
|
87.2 |
|
|
| Vocational |
16.8 |
|
21.8 |
|
12.8 |
|
|
| Social and professionals class of family head |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0995 |
| Farmers, store keeper, craftsmen, managers |
8.2 |
|
7.7 |
|
8.6 |
|
|
| Executives |
14.3 |
|
15.2 |
|
13.5 |
|
|
| Intermediate jobs |
20.2 |
|
20.5 |
|
19.9 |
|
|
| Employees jobs |
48.0 |
|
48.1 |
|
47.9 |
|
|
| Unemployed, retired |
9.4 |
|
8.5 |
|
10.2 |
|
|
| Parent occupation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0100 |
| Both parents work |
64.9 |
|
66.1 |
|
63.9 |
|
|
| One parent has a job |
29.6 |
|
29.5 |
|
29.8 |
|
|
| Neither parent work |
5.4 |
|
4.4 |
|
6.3 |
|
|
| Perception of family income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.7371 |
| Low |
6.4 |
|
6.2 |
|
6.6 |
|
|
| Moderate |
34.2 |
|
34.7 |
|
33.9 |
|
|
| High |
59.3 |
|
59.1 |
|
59.5 |
|
|
| Parents considered overweight by adolescent |
40.2 |
|
37.9 |
|
42.1 |
|
0.0023 |
|
Weight status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
21.6 |
3.5 |
21.5 |
3.5 |
21.6 |
3.5 |
0.1639 |
| Body mass index class |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0042 |
| Thin |
5.0 |
|
4.5 |
|
5.5 |
|
|
| Normal |
76.1 |
|
75.1 |
|
77.0 |
|
|
| Overweight |
14.9 |
|
15.6 |
|
14.2 |
|
|
| Obese |
4.0 |
|
4.8 |
|
3.3 |
|
|
|
HRQoL scores (0-100) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mental score |
64.5 |
23.3 |
73.3 |
20.0 |
57.3 |
23.3 |
<0.0001 |
| Physical score |
75.6 |
18.5 |
82.2 |
15.7 |
70.1 |
18.8 |
<0.0001 |
| Social score | 68.8 | 19.1 | 71.9 | 18.7 | 66.2 | 19.1 | <0.0001 |
a: Chi-square test for qualitative variables; Student test for qualitative variables; b: according to the international Obesity Task Force.