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Obesity and Preference-Weighted Quality of Life of Ethnically Diverse Middle School Children : The HEALTHY Study
Joint Authors
Pham, T. H.
Treviño, R. P.
Edelstein, S. L.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-06-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
To date, studies examining the relation between body mass index percentile (BMI%) categories and health-related quality of life (QOL) measurements have not reported preference-weighted scores among ethnically diverse children.
We report the associations between BMI% categories and preference-weighted scores among a large cohort of ethnically diverse sixth grade children who participated in the HEALTHY school-based type 2 diabetes risk factor prevention study.
Health Utility Index 2 (HUI2) and Health Utility Index 3 (HUI3) and the feeling thermometer (FT) were the preference-weighted QOL instruments used to measure student’s preference scores.
Of 6358 consented students, 4979 (78.3%) had complete QOL, height, weight, and covariate data.
Mean (SD) preference scores were 0.846 (0.160), 0.796 (0.237), and 0.806 (0.161) for the HUI2, HUI3, and FT, respectively.
After adjusting for age, sex, blood glucose and insulin, Tanner stage, race/ethnicity, family history of diabetes, and educational attainment, children with severe obesity (>99%) had significantly lower preference scores compared to normal weight on all three instruments (HUI2 P=0.013; HUI3 P=0.025; and FT P<0.001).
Obese and severe obese categories were significantly associated with lower HUI2 functional ratings in the mobility domain and with lower HUI3 functional ratings in the speech domain.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Treviño, R. P.& Pham, T. H.& Edelstein, S. L.. 2013. Obesity and Preference-Weighted Quality of Life of Ethnically Diverse Middle School Children : The HEALTHY Study. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Treviño, R. P.…[et al.]. Obesity and Preference-Weighted Quality of Life of Ethnically Diverse Middle School Children : The HEALTHY Study. Journal of Obesity No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Treviño, R. P.& Pham, T. H.& Edelstein, S. L.. Obesity and Preference-Weighted Quality of Life of Ethnically Diverse Middle School Children : The HEALTHY Study. Journal of Obesity. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-454403
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-454403