Paediatrica Indonesiana (Aug 2017)

Quality of life among obese and non-obese early adolescents

  • Putu Vivi Paryati,
  • I. G. Lanang Sidiartha,
  • I. G. Ayu Trisna Windiani,
  • I. G. A. N. Sugitha Adnyana

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14238/pi57.4.2017.216-22
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 57, no. 4
pp. 216 – 22

Abstract

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Background Obesity in adolescents adversely affects both their psychological as well as their physical health. Objective To compare the quality of life between obese and non-obese early adolescents, using the PedsQL inventory. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out on early adolescents aged 10-12 years among several elementary schools in Denpasar, Bali. Body mass index (BMI) percentiles for age and sex were categorized as obese (BMI ≥95th percentile) and non-obese (BMI 0.05). After adjusting for age, gender, and parental education, obesity was significantly associated with PedsQL scores in the child report (OR 7.25; 95%CI 2.94 to 17.89; P<0.05) and the parent-proxy report (OR 10.87; 95%CI 3.83 to 30.84; P<0.05). Conclusion Obese early adolescents reported significantly poorer quality of life with regards to the physical, social, school function domains and total quality of life than those who were classified into non-obese.

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