Table 3. Unadjusted and adjusted unstandardized regression coefficients for weight class predicting HRQOL measures.
| Weight class | HRQOL measures a | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Total HRQOL |
Physical HRQOL |
Psychosocial HRQOL |
Emotional HRQOL |
Social HRQOL |
School HRQOL |
Global self worth |
Physical appearance |
Body satisfaction |
Overall health status |
| Unadjusted model | ||||||||||
| Normal weight b | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Underweight | −1.50 (1.81) | −0.01 (1.65) | −2.30 (2.12) | −3.90 (3.06) | −4.10 (2.45) | 1.09 (2.07) | 0.54 (0.45) | −0.04 (0.50) | −0.35*** (0.10) | −0.03 (0.13) |
| Overweight | −1.20 (0.80) | −1.10 (0.81) | −1.25 (0.86) | −2.04* (0.90) | −1.24 (1.21) | −0.46 (0.84) | −0.52** (0.18) | −1.03*** (0.16) | −0.11*** (0.03) | −0.09*** (0.04) |
| Obese | −1.74** (0.62) | −0.48 (0.58) | −2.41** (0.73) | −1.99* (0.95) | −3.67*** (1.03) | −1.57 (0.94) | −0.78** (0.21) | −1.40*** (0.21) | −0.33*** (0.03) | −0.35*** (0.05) |
| Extremely obese | −2.80*** (0.65) | −2.25** (0.70) | −3.09*** (0.76) | −2.49* (0.95) | −5.97*** (1.02) | −0.82 (0.85) | −1.31*** (0.21) | −2.11*** (0.22) | −0.69*** (0.04) | −0.58*** (0.06) |
| | ||||||||||
| Adjusted (for race/ethnicity and SES) model | ||||||||||
| Normal weight b | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Underweight | −2.31 (1.80) | −0.86 (1.69) | −3.09 (2.08) | −4.48 (2.91) | −5.02* (2.43) | 0.25 (2.07) | 0.27 (0.46) | −0.07 (0.48) | −0.36*** (0.10) | −0.07 (0.11) |
| Overweight | −0.99 (0.82) | −0.95 (0.86) | −1.01 (0.86) | −1.86* (0.91) | −0.91 (1.16) | −0.26 (0.88) | −0.38* (0.17) | −0.98*** (0.15) | −0.11*** (0.03) | −0.03 (0.04) |
| Obese | −1.26* (0.60) | 0.06 (0.60) | −1.97** (0.70) | −1.45 (0.90) | −3.32** (1.02) | −1.12 (0.94) | −0.60** (0.22) | −1.30*** (0.21) | −0.32*** (0.03) | −0.29*** (0.05) |
| Extremely obese | −1.97** (0.61) | −1.52* (0.70) | −2.20** (0.73) | −1.65 (0.92) | −5.15*** (1.00) | 0.19 (0.85) | −1.00*** (0.21) | −1.93*** (0.21) | −0.66*** (0.04) | −0.44*** (0.05) |
| SES c | 1.77*** (0.31) | 1.17** (0.36) | 2.08*** (0.32) | 1.97*** (0.39) | 2.17*** (0.40) | 2.12*** (0.39) | 0.57*** (0.08) | 0.42*** (0.08) | 0.04** (0.01) | 0.21*** (0.20) |
| White b | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Latino | −1.40 (0.92) | −2.64** (0.98) | −0.74 (1.01) | −0.51 (1.34) | −0.37 (1.34) | −1.34 (0.97) | −1.00*** (0.24) | −0.72** (0.24) | −0.06 (0.04) | −0.50*** (0.05) |
| Black | −2.15** (0.71) | 2.05*** (0.60) | −2.21* (0.86) | −0.94 (1.00) | −2.23* (1.07) | 3.46*** (0.97) | 0.92*** (0.16) | 0.06 (0.21) | −0.05 (0.03) | −0.30*** (0.04 |
Abbreviations: HRQOL, health-related quality of life; SES, socioeconomic status.
Note: Values in parentheses are standard errors. *P<0.05. **P<0.01. *** P<0.001
a
Higher score indicates better outcome.
b
Reference category.
c
Reference value=mean.