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ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2018

Relationship between obesity and health-related quality of life in children aged 7-8 years.

Szabolcs Halasi, Josip Lepeš, Višnja Đorđić, Dejan Stevanović, Ferenc Ihász, Damjan Jakšić, Andrea Živković-Vuković, Milan Cvetković, Zoran Milić, Anita Stajer and 2 more

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Article in Health and quality of life outcomes, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Szabolcs HalasiHungarian Language Teacher Training Faculty, University of Novi Sad, Strossmayer str. 11, Subotica, 24000, Serbia. sabolc.halasi@magister.uns.ac.rs.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4135-9293
Josip LepešHungarian Language Teacher Training Faculty, University of Novi Sad, Strossmayer str. 11, Subotica, 24000, Serbia.
Višnja ĐorđićFaculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.
Dejan StevanovićClinic for Neurology and Psychiatry for Children and Youth, Belgrade, Serbia.
Ferenc IhászFaculty of Education and Psychology, Eötvös Lóránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Damjan JakšićFaculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.
Andrea Živković-VukovićFaculty of Education, University of Novi Sad, Sombor, Serbia.
Milan CvetkovićFaculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.
Zoran MilićVocational School for Training Preschool Teachers and Sports Trainers, Subotica, Serbia.
Anita StajerHungarian Language Teacher Training Faculty, University of Novi Sad, Strossmayer str. 11, Subotica, 24000, Serbia.
Nevenka ZrnzevićTeacher Training Faculty, University of Priština-Kosovska Mitrovica, Leposavić, Serbia.
Dragan MarinkovićFaculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.
University of Novi Sad · RSCenter for Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences · RSEötvös Loránd University · HU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe dramatic increase in the prevalence of obesity in developed and developing countries has become a major health care concern. Accordingly, there is growing recognition of the relationship between health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and obesity in the pediatric population. This study aimed to explore the relationship between HRQOL and different indicators of obesity in children aged 7-8 years.

methodIn total, 182 children participated in this study (mean age 7.71 (0.29) years, 48.91% girls). To assess obesity, an InBody 230 analyzer was used to calculate body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage (BFP). The proxy version of the KIDSCREEN-27 questionnaire was used to assess HRQOL.

resultsAmong boys, 17.2% were overweight and 4.3% were obese according to BMI, while in terms of body fat percentage (BFP), the corresponding percentages were 12.9 and 9.7%, respectively. Among girls, the prevalence of overweight and obesity was 11.2 and 9.0% by BMI and 10.1 and 7.9% in terms of BFP, respectively. The analysis of BFP showed a significantly higher score in normal weight boys than in obese boys in the Social Support & Peers domains (KW H-test = 10.472, p = 0.03), while in girls, there were no significant differences between weight categories and any HRQOL dimensions.

conclusionObesity at 7-8 years of age could negatively affect some HRQOL domains; in particular, obese boys may have low social support and peer functioning.

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Quality of LifeBody Mass IndexChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMalePediatric ObesityPrevalenceSurveys and QuestionnairesChildrenHRQOLObesityOverweight

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