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Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: results from the German KIGGS survey.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The well-being of persons with overweight and obesity, in particular of children and adolescents, may be impaired. The present study investigates the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of girls and boys with overweight and obesity living in Germany as compared to those of normal-weight, while taking a selection of relevant determinants of HRQoL into account. METHODS:The sample comprises 1771 children and adolescents aged 11 to 17?years that took part in the cross-sectional German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KIGGS Wave 2, 2014-2017). Sex-and age-specific BMI (kg/m2) percentiles were utilized to classify overweight and obesity. HRQoL was measured with the KIDSCREEN-27 questionnaire, which gathers detailed information about the five dimensions physical and psychological well-being, well-being regarding peers (i.e., social acceptance), parents (i.e., autonomy) and within the school environment. Multiple regression analyses were performed with HRQoL dimensions as outcomes to test for differences between children and adolescents with normal-weight vs. those with overweight and vs. those with obesity, separately for girls and boys. In a next step, age, physical activity, media consumption, social support and self-efficacy were considered as potential confounders in the analyses. RESULTS:18.7% of the children and adolescents under study were affected by overweight and among them 8.0% by obesity. After adjusting for potential confounders, overweight and obesity were associated with lower physical well-being as compared to normal weight in both sexes (boys with overweight: standardized beta [?]?=?-.14, standard error [SE]?=?.03, p?

SUBMITTER: Meixner L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7670618 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: results from the German KIGGS survey.

Meixner Lara L   Cohrdes Caroline C   Schienkiewitz Anja A   Mensink Gert B M GBM  

BMC public health 20201116 1


<h4>Background</h4>The well-being of persons with overweight and obesity, in particular of children and adolescents, may be impaired. The present study investigates the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of girls and boys with overweight and obesity living in Germany as compared to those of normal-weight, while taking a selection of relevant determinants of HRQoL into account.<h4>Methods</h4>The sample comprises 1771 children and adolescents aged 11 to 17 years that took part in the cross-se  ...[more]

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