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. 2020 Nov 16;20:1722. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09834-8

Table 3.

Predicting Health-Related Quality of Life Domains (Physical and Psychological Well-Being, Autonomy and Parent Relation) by Children’s and Adolescent’s Weight Status separately for Girls (n = 936) and Boys (n = 834), While Controlling for Relevant Health Determinants

Girls Boys
B (SE) β p B (SE) β p
Physical well-being
 Age −0.64 (0.21) −.13 .003 −0.12 (0.19) −.03 .544
 Low SES Ref. Ref.
 Moderate SES 1.03 (1.01) .05 .311 −2.27 (0.93) −.12 .015
 High SES 1.00 (1.20) .04 .407 −2.53 (1.08) −.11 .020
Weight status
 Normal weight Ref. Ref.
 Underweight 0.14 (0.92) <.01 .882 0.25 (1.04) .01 .813
 Overweight −2.81 (1.10) −.09 .011 −4.35 (1.05) −.14 <.001
 Obesity −4.55 (1.54) −.11 .003 −5.77 (1.17) −.16 <.001
Determinants
 Media consumption −0.52 (0.11) −.19 <.001 −0.57 (0.12) −.20 <.001
 Physical activity 1.42 (0.22) .29 <.001 1.63 (0.19) .35 <.001
 Social support 0.05 (0.03) .08 .129 0.09 (0.02) .17 <.001
 Self-efficacy 0.12 (0.03) .19 <.001 0.10 (0.02) .16 <.001
R2 .34 .34
Psychological well-being
 Age −0.75 (0.19) −.15 <.001 −0.37 (0.20) −.08 .070
 Low SES Ref. Ref.
 Moderate SES −1.79 (1.24) −.09 .170 −0.78 (1.06) −.04 .464
 High SES −1.97 (1.43) −.08 .170 −1.00 (1.22) −.04 .412
Weight status
 Normal weight Ref. Ref.
 Underweight −0.25 (1.02) −.01 .806 1.63 (1.14) .05 .152
 Overweight −0.38 (1.18) −.01 .748 0.16 (1.25) .01 .897
 Obesity −2.49 (1.89) −.06 .188 −3.52 (1.14) −.10 .002
Determinants
 Media consumption −0.26 (0.11) −.10 .015 −0.19 (0.12) −.07 .114
 Physical activity 0.27 (0.17) .05 .131 0.59 (0.21) .13 .005
 Social support 0.16 (0.02) .24 <.001 0.10 (0.03) .19 .001
 Self-efficacy 0.22 (0.03) .37 <.001 0.18 (0.03) .31 <.001
R2 .36 .26
Autonomy and parent relation
 Age −0.72 (0.20) −.16 <.001 0.19 (0.21) .04 .382
 Low SES Ref. Ref.
 Moderate SES −0.06 (1.00) <−.01 .952 0.55 (1.08) .03 .611
 High SES 1.16 (1.38) .05 .401 0.38 (1.24) .02 .763
Weight status
 Normal weight Ref. Ref.
 Underweight −1.04 (1.24) −.03 .403 1.19 (1.15) .04 .304
 Overweight −1.08 (1.14) −.04 .341 −0.05 (1.36) <−.01 .971
 Obesity 0.32 (2.26) .01 .889 −2.66 (1.27) −.08 .036
Determinants
 Media consumption −0.10 (0.11) −.04 .370 −0.12 (0.13) −.05 .327
 Physical activity 0.03 (0.18) .01 .886 −0.07 (0.22) −.02 .760
 Social support 0.14 (0.03) .23 <.001 0.11 (0.03) .21 <.001
 Self-efficacy 0.11 (0.03) .21 <.001 0.12 (0.03) .21 <.001
R2 .19 .15

Notes. B Unstandardized beta, SE Standard error, β Standardized beta, SES Socioeconomic status. Determinants were entered as continuous variables. Significant results with p < .05 are highlighted in boldface