Table 3.
Adjusted percentages of the CDC’s HEALTH-related quality-of-life measures among adolescents, 12–17-year old, by body mass index category for each sex—National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001–2010
| Body mass index category | N | Boys
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| Excellent/very good Percentages (95 % CI) |
Good Percentages (95 % CI) |
Fair/poor Percentages (95 % CI) |
Excellent/very good Percentages (95 % CI) |
Good Percentages (95 % CI) |
Fair/poor Percentages (95 % CI) |
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| Self-rated health | ||||||||
| Underweight | 114 53.1 (41.0–64.8) | 36.8 (25.2–50.1) | 10.1 (4.8–20.2) | 85 | 61.8 (47.1–74.7) | 29.3 (17.9–44.2) | 8.8 (3.8–19.3) | |
| Normal weight | 1,856 68.8 (65.5–71.9) | 26.5 (23.6–29.7) | 4.6 (3.5–6.1) | 1,777 | 61.5 (58.5–64.3) | 32.9 (29.9–36.1) | 5.6 (4.4–7.3) | |
| Overweight | 473 59.3 (53.8–64.5) | 33.5 (28.1–39.3) | 7.3 (4.4–11.8) | 499 | 48.5 (42.8–54.2) | 41.5 (36.1–47.1) | 10.0 (7.5–13.2) | |
| Obese | 627 40.4 (34.7–46.3) | 41.1 (36.2–46.1) | 18.5 (14.5–23.4) | 586 | 33.8 (28.1–39.9) | 46.7 (41.5–52.0) | 19.5 (15.1–24.9) | |
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| 0 days | 1–13 days | 14–30 days | 0 days | 1–13 days | 14–30 days | |||
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| Physically unhealthy days | ||||||||
| Underweight | 114 | 49.3 (36.4–62.2) | 48.1 (36.4–60.0) | 2.7 (0.4–16.6) | 85 | 60.6 (44.7–74.6) | 34.8 (22.4–49.8) | 4.6 (1.4–13.4) |
| Normal weight | 1,854 | 61.8 (58.8–64.8) | 35.0 (31.9–38.3) | 3.2 (2.2–4.6) | 1,776 | 57.4 (54.0–60.7) | 37.3 (34.0–40.6) | 5.4 (4.1–7.1) |
| Overweight | 473 | 67.5 (61.0–73.4) | 30.0 (24.5–36.2) | 2.5 (1.2– 5.2) | 498 | 63.6 (56.9–69.9) | 33.8 (28.1–40.0) | 2.6 (1.3–5.3) |
| Obese | 627 | 61.9 (56.7–66.8) | 30.8 (25.8–36.3) | 7.3 (4.8–11.0) | 586 | 59.4 (54.6–64.1) | 37.8 (32.9–43.0) | 2.7 (1.4–5.2) |
| Mentally unhealthy day | ||||||||
| Underweight | 114 | 52.6 (39.4–65.5) | 34.7 (22.7–49.1) | 12.7 (5.2–27.9) | 85 | 45.5 (32.6–58.9) | 46.4 (33.9–59.5) | 8.1 (3.0–20.2) |
| Normal weight | 1,853 | 65.0 (62.0–68.0) | 30.3 (27.6–33.1) | 4.7 (3.4–6.4) | 1,775 | 50.7 (47.7–53.8) | 41.5 (38.3–44.7) | 7.8 (6.3–9.6) |
| Overweight | 473 | 62.0 (55.7–67.9) | 32.3 (27.2–37.9) | 5.7 (3.2–10.1) | 498 | 52.3 (46.5–58.0) | 37.0 (31.9–42.5) | 10.7 (7.2–15.5) |
| Obese | 627 | 62.3 (57.0–67.3) | 31.8 (26.8–37.3) | 5.9 (3.6–9.5) | 586 | 48.4 (43.6–53.2) | 43.5 (39.1–48.1) | 8.1 (5.4–12.0) |
| Activity limitation days | ||||||||
| Underweight | 114 | 70.1 (57.5–80.2) | 25.0 (17.0–35.0) | 5.0 (1.4–16.6) | 84 | 86.9 (75.2–93.5) | 11.8 (5.4–23.6) | 1.4 (0.2–9.5) |
| Normal weight | 1,854 | 81.5 (78.4–84.2) | 16.9 (14.4–19.8) | 1.6 (0.8– 3.1) | 1,776 | 76.9 (74.0–79.6) | 20.7 (18.2–23.5) | 2.4 (1.6–3.6) |
| Overweight | 473 | 79.7 (74.3–84.1) | 18.8 (14.4–24.0) | 1.6 (0.7– 3.4) | 499 | 78.1 (72.4–82.8) | 20.0 (15.6–25.2) | 2.0 (0.8–4.6) |
| Obese | 627 | 83.3 (78.9–86.9) | 14.4 (11.2–18.4) | 2.3 (1.0–5.2) | 586 | 70.3 (65.1–75.1) | 25.8 (21.2–31.2) | 3.8 (2.4–6.1) |
Model adjusted for demographic characteristics (race/ethnicity, age, and family poverty–income ratio), risky behaviors (smoking status and physical inactivity), and interview years (NHANES survey cycles)
N sample sizes (excluding missing values), 95 % CI 95 % confidence intervals for adjusted percentages