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How does age affect the relationship between weight and health utility during the middle years of childhood?

Katie Eminson1, Alastair Canaway2, Peymané Adab3

  • 1UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2QL, UK.

Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation
|February 7, 2018
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This study found no link between children's weight status and their quality of life. Researchers recommend focusing on clinical outcomes, not just preference-based measures, for future obesity prevention economic evaluations.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Health
  • Quality of Life Research
  • Obesity Studies

Background:

  • Limited research exists on the connection between weight status and preference-based health-related quality of life (HRQL) in young children.
  • Existing literature on this topic is often contradictory, necessitating further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between weight status and preference-based HRQL in children aged 6–10 years.
  • To determine how this association evolves during childhood development.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Child Health Utility 9D (CHU-9D) to assess preference-based HRQL.
  • Collected height and weight data to calculate age- and gender-adjusted z-BMI for 1467 children over 5 years.
  • Employed multi-level regression analysis, controlling for covariates, to examine weight status and HRQL relationships.

Main Results:

  • No significant impact of weight status on the distribution of CHU-9D dimensions was observed.
  • Multi-level regression analysis revealed no statistically significant differences in CHU-9D scores across weight categories (underweight, healthy, overweight, obese).

Conclusions:

  • This study found no association between weight status and HRQL, as measured by the CHU-9D, in UK children aged 5–10 years.
  • Future economic evaluations for childhood obesity prevention should consider clinical or wellbeing outcomes alongside preference-based measures.
Abstract

Keywords:
CHU-9DChild healthChild weight statusHealth-related quality of lifeObesityUtility

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