Table 3.
Parental responses to questions 3 and 4 shown in relation to the patient’s measured weight status. Data reflect n (%) of “no” responses.
| Survey Question | Total Sample | Healthy Weight | Overweight | Obese | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3. Do you think that your child’s weight contributes to your child’s pain? | 196 (89.1) | 115 (91.3) | 41 (100) 1 | 40 (75.5) 2 | <0.001 |
| Q4. Do you believe that discussions of weight, nutrition and physical activity might be important to treating pain? 3 | 116 (55.5) | 73 (60.3) | 19 (50.0) | 24 (48.0) | >0.05 |
1 Parents of overweight youth were under-represented in the group responding yes to this question (Std. Resid. -2.1); 2 Parents of obese youth were over-represented in the group responding yes to this question (Std. Resid. 3.0); 3 Four parents who wrote in “maybe” were excluded from this analysis.