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. 2018 Aug 6;19(1):49–56. doi: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2018.06.002

Table 2.

Partial correlations between the quality of life instrument and external criteria (body mass index; Child Depression Inventory [CDI]; Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale [RSES]).

r (p-value)
Body mass index CDI RSES
PedsQL -.19 (< .001) -.65 (< .001) .42 (< .001)
 Physical -.22 (< .001) -.36 (< .001) .23 (< .001)
 Emotional -.09 (.047) -.57 (< .001) .37 (< .001)
 Social -.16 (< .001) -.51 (< .001) .35 (< .001)
 School -.06 (.142) -.40 (< .001) .27 (< .001)



Kid-KINDL -.12 (.018) -.73 (< .001) .58 (< .001)
 Physical well-being -.10 (.021) -.40 (< .001) .29 (< .001)
 Emotional well-being -.12 (.008) -.54 (< .001) .39 (< .001)
 Self-esteem .02 (.676) -.47 (< .001) .51 (< .001)
 Friends -.08 (.079) -.44 (< .001) .31 (< .001)
 Family -.07 (.120) -.43 (< .001) .32 (< .001)
 School -.06 (.184) -.50 (< .001) .39 (< .001)



Sizing Me Up -.40 (< .001) -.52 (< .001) .35 (< .001)
 Physical -.35 (< .001) -.39 (< .001) .24 (< .001)
 Emotional -.36 (< .001) -.43 (< .001) .32 (< .001)
 Teasing/marginalization -.34 (< .001) -.42 (< .001) .24 (< .001)
 Social avoidance -.23 (< .001) -.45 (< .001) .31 (< .001)
 Positive attributes -.09 (.033) -.28 (< .001) .31 (< .001)

Note. Age and gender were adjusted in all the partial correlations.