Weight status and health-related quality of life during childhood and adolescence: effects of age and socioeconomic position.
Anagha KilledarThomas LungStavros PetrouArmando Teixeira-PintoEng Joo TanAlison J HayesPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2020)
Our results demonstrate that the relationship between overweight and obesity status and poor HRQoL is strengthened with increasing age through childhood and adolescence, but is not affected by SEP. Paediatricians, researchers and carers of children with obesity should acknowledge HRQoL outcomes, particularly for older children and adolescents.