<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the retrospective case-control study was to determine if the health-related quality of life of overweight and obese children is lower than for children with optimal weight, using the KIDSCREEN-52 survey of health-related quality of life. The study examined differences in health-related quality of life assessments between children with optimal weight, and obese and over-weight children, as well as evaluated parental assessments of the quality of life of their children. In total, 200 children aged 8 to 18 years and their parents participated in the study. The results of the study showed that the total quality of life of obese (p &lt; 0.0001) and overweight (p = 0.008) children was lower than for children with optimum weight (p = 0.001). Also, the assessments of quality of life between parents of obese (p &lt; 0.0001) and overweight (p = 0.001) children scored lower than those of parents whose children had optimal weight.</p></abstract>

The aim of the retrospective case-control study was to determine if the health-related quality of life of overweight and obese children is lower than for children with optimal weight, using the KIDSCREEN-52 survey of health-related quality of life. The study examined differences in health-related quality of life assessments between children with optimal weight, and obese and over-weight children, as well as evaluated parental assessments of the quality of life of their children. In total, 200 children aged 8 to 18 years and their parents participated in the study. The results of the study showed that the total quality of life of obese (p < 0.0001) and overweight (p = 0.008) children was lower than for children with optimum weight (p = 0.001). Also, the assessments of quality of life between parents of obese (p < 0.0001) and overweight (p = 0.001) children scored lower than those of parents whose children had optimal weight.

Quality of Life in Pediatric Obesity in Latvia

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.

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The aim of the retrospective case-control study was to determine if the health-related quality of life of overweight and obese children is lower than for...

Quality of Life in Pediatric Obesity in Latvia

Published Online: Dec 26, 2019

Page range: 472 - 477

Received: Jun 30, 2019

Accepted: Jul 08, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2019-0073

Keywords
Kidscreen-52, assessment, weight

© 2019 Kristīne Kurtiša et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Quality of Life in Pediatric Obesity in Latvia

Published Online: Dec 26, 2019

Page range: 472 - 477

Received: Jun 30, 2019

Accepted: Jul 08, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2019-0073

KeywordsKidscreen-52, assessment, weight

© 2019 Kristīne Kurtiša et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Kidscreen-52, assessment, weight