Table 2.
Unadjusted Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory total generic scaled scores, as well as psychosocial and physical scaled scores (out of 100) for Whānau Pakari participants aged 9–12 years, compared with children and adolescents of two reference populations with a matching age range14 16
| Whānau Pakari | Normal weight | Obese | |
| Location | Taranaki, New Zealand | Victoria, Australia | Victoria, Australia |
| Source | This study | Williams et al 16 | Williams et al 16 |
| n | 91 | 1099 | 63 |
| Age range (years) | 9–12 | 9–12 | 9–12 |
| Child | |||
| Total generic scaled score | 69.0±15.9 (65.7 to 72.3)‡ | 80.5±12.2*** | 74.0±14.2* |
| Psychosocial scaled score | 65.8±18.4 (61.9 to 69.6)† | 77.7±14.1*** | 72.1±14.1* |
| Physical scaled score | 74.9±15.7 (71.6 to 78.2)‡ | 85.7±12.4*** | 77.5±17.9 |
| Parent | |||
| Total generic scaled score | 63.4±14.0 (60.5 to 66.3) | 83.1±12.5*** | 75.0±14.5*** |
| Psychosocial scaled score | 61.5±15.1 (58.4 to 64.7) | 77.6±14.5*** | 73.9±15.3*** |
| Physical scaled score | 66.7±17.7 (63.0 to 70.3) | 87.8±14.3*** | 76.3±17.6** |
*p<0.05, **p<0.01 and ***p<0.001 for comparison with Whānau Pakari
†p<0.05 and ‡p<0.001 for a difference between child and parental scores
Whānau Pakari data are mean±SD (95% CI of the mean), while other data are mean ± SD.