Table 2.

Predicting Health-Related Quality of Life (Physical and Psychological Well-being, Autonomy and Parent Relation, Social Support and Peers, School Environment) by Children’s and Adolescent’s Weight Status separately for Girls (n = 936) and Boys (n = 834), While Controlling for Age and the Socioeconomic Status

	Physical well-being		Psychological well-being		Autonomy & parent relation		Social support & peers		School environment
	B (SE)	p	B (SE)	p	B (SE)	p	B (SE)	p	B (SE)	p
Girls
Age	−1.26 (0.22)	<.001	− 1.17 (0.22)	<.001	−0.78 (0.20)	<.001	− 0.44 (0.20)	.003	− 0.81 (0.18)	<.001
Low SES	Ref.		Ref.		Ref.		Ref.		Ref.
Moderate SES	0.83 (1.19)	.484	−2.06 (1.48)	.164	−0.04 (1.00)	.965	− 0.68 (1.02)	.508	−1.12 (1.07)	.291
High SES	1.99 (1.36)	.145	−1.23 (1.59)	.440	2.06 (1.36)	.134	−1.23 (1.07)	.252	0.79 (1.20)	.510
Normal weight	Ref.		Ref.		Ref.		Ref.		Ref.
Underweight	0.21 (1.30)	.870	−0.19 (1.08)	.862	−1.32 (1.26)	.279	0.42 (1.48)	.780	−0.11 (1.13)	.924
Overweight	−2.91 (1.31)	.024	−0.77 (1.38)	.580	−1.30 (1.14)	.256	−0.77 (1.14)	.500	−0.86 (1.19)	.467
Obesity	−6.56 (2.06)	.001	−4.95 (2.54)	.052	−1.90 (2.22)	.393	−3.80 (2.15)	.077	0.04 (2.23)	.986
R2	.12		.08		.05		.02		.04
Boys
Age	−0.55 (0.22)	.012	−0.54 (0.20)	.007	0.12 (0.21)	.571	−0.17 (0.21)	.432	−0.31 (0.22)	.168
Low SES	Ref.		Ref.		Ref.		Ref.		Ref.
Moderate SES	0.79 (1.18)	.499	1.83 (1.13)	.107	1.84 (1.14)	.106	2.44 (1.30)	.061	2.41 (1.45)	.095
High SES	0.95 (1.29)	.459	1.75 (1.28)	.169	2.24 (1.33)	.093	2.77 (1.40)	.049	4.08 (1.57)	.010
Normal weight	Ref.		Ref.		Ref.		Ref.		Ref.
Underweight	−0.60 (1.15)	.598	1.37 (1.40)	.328	0.79 (1.32)	.545	0.81 (1.67)	.625	1.30 (0.94)	.170
Overweight	−4.73 (1.28)	<.001	−1.38 (1.51)	.363	−1.94 (1.49)	.175	−2.27 (1.25)	.068	−0.98 (1.75)	.587
Obesity	−6.27 (1.53)	<.001	−3.48 (1.15)	.003	−2.35 (1.21)	.052	−2.66 (1.80)	.141	−1.38 (1.83)	.453
R2	.07		.04		.08		.04		.04

Notes. B Unstandardized beta, SE Standard error, SES Socioeconomic status. Significant results with p < .05 are highlighted in boldface